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Rowena Birkett b. 3 November 1860

Also known as Mrs Cumming, Mrs Cummings, Birkett-Cummings
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Rowena Birkett was a natural history painter who is credited with assisting naturalist and artist Silvester Diggles with the illustrations and colouring of some of the 600 plates in his 21-part 'Ornithology of Australia'.
  • Biographical Data b. 3 November 1860 Sydney, NSW
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 12 people
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  • Works 2 works
  • Exhibitions 1 exhibition
  • Collections 2 collections
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Companion to Gould's Handbook
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Ornithology of Australia
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Updated Nov. 4, 2014
Created Jan. 1, 1999
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