B.E. Minns b. 17 November 1863

Also known as Benjamin Murray, Benjamin Edwin Minns
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
B.E. Minns was introduced to art by the young Charles Conder, with whom he shared rooms in the 1880s. He soon developed a successful career as the first significant freelance Bulletin cartoonist. He is also remembered for his sensitive watercolours. Subjects include Aboriginal and suffragette themes, as well as landscapes and portraiture.
Tags: Watercolours, Portraits of Aborigines
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creator of
Beach Party with Boats Moored
 
creator of
Hauling Timber
 
creator of
Pitt Water, Sydney Harbour
 
creator of
Australian Aboriginal in War Paint
 
creator of
Preparing for Bed
 
creator of
Pittwater
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creator of
The Landing at Botany Bay 1788
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creator of
Pisa [sic] Cottage, Bathurst
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creator of
Bondi Beach
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creator of
On The Harbour
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creator of
Durban
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creator of
Washing Day
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creator of
The Poor Poet
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creator of
Season of Mists
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Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residences
  • c.1937 - Gordon, Sydney, NSW
  • 1915 - 1937 Sydney, NSW
  • 1895 - 1915 England, UK
  • c.1880 - c.1895 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1863 - c.1880 Inverell, NSW
  • c.1937- Gordon, Sydney, NSW
  • 1915 - 1937 Sydney, NSW
  • 1895 - 1915 England, UK
  • c.1880 - c.1895 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1863 - c.1880 Inverell, NSW
Other occupations
  • clerk (ANZSIC code: 6931) c.1880 - Sydney, NSW
Tags
  • Watercolours
  • Portraits of Aborigines
Alternative names
  • Benjamin Murray
  • Benjamin Edwin Minns
  • Benjamin Murray
  • B. E. Minns
Trainings
  • - Taught by Julian Ashton, Sydney, NSW
  • - Art Society of NSW, Sydney, NSW
  • - Sydney Technical College, Ultimo, NSW
  • Julian Ashton, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Society of NSW, Sydney, NSW
  • Sydney Technical College, Ultimo, NSW
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