Alfred R. Coffey b. 1869

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and etcher, born in Limerick, Ireland. Resident of Sydney, NSW, in May 1923 he probably became the first Australian artist to visit and paint in the Dutch East Indies (according to Garside), travelling to Borneo, Java, Bali and the Celebes where he was interested in the local cultures.
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  • St John's College, Sydney University, NSW
  • Australasian Pioneers' Club
  • Wollongong City Gallery, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    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.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • University of Sydney, NSW
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic.
    Description

    This Collection began when Dr John Orde Poynton generously donated 3,700 Old Master prints in 1959. In 1964, the Collection was enhanced by Harold Wright’s bequest of half his collection of Lionel Lindsay prints and prints by W. P. Robins and H. J. Stuart Brown. It has since been supplemented by gifts and purchases to number over 8,000 prints and volumes from the 15th to the 20th centuries, including paintings.

    Website
    http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/prints/

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  • Australasian Pioneers' Club (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • St John's College, Sydney University, NSW (collected in)
  • Australasian Pioneers' Club (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)