Bertrand James Waterhouse b. 8 February 1876

Also known as B. J.
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
B.J. Waterhouse was a Sydney architect who was actively involved in the NSW art world during the first half of the twentieth century, both as a prominent gallery trustee and as an artist. Waterhouse also designed a suite of chairs for the Art Gallery of NSW boardroom which were fabricated by F.E. de Groot.
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  • 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.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

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References [<ExternalResource: (8 June 1932), 'Mr. Waterhouse's exhibition', Sydney Morning Herald, p.7.>, <ExternalResource: Waterhouse, Michael (1990), 'Waterhouse, Bertrand James (1876 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Melbourne University Press, Vol 12.>, <ExternalResource: (18 March 1941), 'Schools at satellite art galleries', Sydney Morning Herald, p.4.>, <ExternalResource: "Natl Art Gallery of NSW, the Boardroom." Building and Engineering, 24 October 1942, p.26. Description and illustration of ensemble of furniture.>] [<ExternalResource: (8 June 1932), 'Mr. Waterhouse's exhibition', Sydney Morning Herald, p.7.>, <ExternalResource: Waterhouse, Michael (1990), 'Waterhouse, Bertrand James (1876 - 1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Melbourne University Press, Vol 12.>, <ExternalResource: (18 March 1941), 'Schools at satellite art galleries', Sydney Morning Herald, p.4.>]