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Lucien Félix Henry b. 23 May 1850

Also known as Lucien Félix Henri

Artist (Painter),
Designer ,
Maker (Sculptor)

A painter, sculptor and designer who was exiled to New Caledonia for his part in the siege of Paris before arriving in Australia in 1879. He was a strong advocate of a school of Australian art based on native flora.

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Lucien Félix Henry b. 23 May 1850

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW

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