George Henry Peck b. c.1810

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
George Henry Peck was a painter, carver, art dealer, art entrepreneur and musician. He arrived at Hobart Town in June 1833 and in July had his first concert there. In 1837 he arranged the first general art exhibition held in any of the Australian colonies, held at the Colonial Gallery of Arts that he was also responsible for organising.

Citations

  • Callaway, Anita (2000), 'Visual Ephemera: Theatrical Art in Nineteenth-Century Australia’, Sydney.

  • Holyoake, M. (1975), 'Art unions – Catalysts of Australian art’, Art and Australia vol 12.

  • Mercer, Peter (1990), 'A Small Imitation of a Larger Reality’, Australiana, November, p108-9.

  • Simpson, C. et al. (1977), 'First Fleet to Federation’, Sydney.

  • (1856), Age, 10-30.

  • (1841), Hobart Town Advertiser, 07-30.

  • (1858), Mercury, 07-01.

  • (1856), My Note Book, See also: 1857.

  • CSO/74/1, MB2/39/1, NS/349/9, no. 280.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Information sourced from Downer, Christine.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, Candice.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870