A. Constance Roth b. 14 May 1859

Also known as H. Constance Roth, A. Constance Jones, Constance Penstone, C. P., A. C. P., A. C. R., Madame Roth, 'Scalpel', S. A. H. Robinson, A. Constance Smedley, E. Constance Roth, A. C. Roth, Mme Roth, C. Penstone
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Constance Roth, painter, cartoonist, decorative artist, art teacher and journalist, taught life drawing at Julian Ashton's in 1885. She departed Australia in 1892, travelling to England and South Africa. She founded 'The Owl' in 1895.
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Name
A. Constance Roth
Also known as:
  • H. Constance Roth
  • A. Constance Jones
  • Constance Penstone
  • C. P.
  • A. C. P.
  • A. C. R.
  • Madame Roth
  • 'Scalpel'
  • S. A. H. Robinson (possible attribution)
  • A. Constance Smedley (possible attribution)
  • E. Constance Roth
  • A. C. Roth
  • Mme Roth
  • C. Penstone
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Art teacher
Birth date
14 May 1859
Birth place
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Birth note
14 May 1861 according to Jane Clark and Bridget Whitelaw; Biographical Register says 14 May 1864; other sources give year as 1865
Death date
1928
Death place
Glencairn, South Africa
Active Period
  • c.1880 - c.1928
Arrival
  • c.1881
Residence
  • 1895 - 1928 South Africa
  • c.1892 - c.1895 England, UK
  • 1889 - 1892 Sydney, NSW
  • 1888 - 1889 Tasmania
  • 1888 - 1889 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1885 - c.1888 Orwell Street, Darlinghurst (Potts Point), Sydney, NSW
  • 1884 - 1885 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1861 - 1884 England, UK
Training
  • Antique classes, British Museum, London, England, UK
  • Heatherley, London, England, UK
  • South Kensington School of Art (Derby Branch), Derbyshire, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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