C. A. Benbow

Also known as Clement A. Benbow, Clement Alban Benbow
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
C.A. Benbow exhibited several of his ink drawings at two Sydney exhibitions in 1875. His subject matter ranged from rural Victorian landscapes to views of icebergs in the Southern Ocean.
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sketcher, was included in the 4th annual exhibition of the NSW Academy of Art in 1875, viz: C.A. Benbow – Amateur – NSW – no.126 Lake Scene, Morning – Indian ink – Original; no.127 Yackandandah Range, from Beechworth Road, Victoria – Original; no.128 Two of Her Majesty’s Cruisers after Slavers, Morning – Indian Ink – Original; no.129 Sydney Harbour, North Head – Indian Ink – Original; no.130 Icebergs, Southern Ocean – Original; no.131 Waranga Swamp – Sepia – Original.

C.A. Benbow of NSW exhibited the same original drawings in the Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition at Sydney in April 1875, i.e. Lake Scene – Morning – Indian ink (cat.164), Yackandandah Range, from Beechworth Road, Victoria – Indian ink (cat.165), Two of Her Majesty’s Cruisers after Slavers, Morning – Indian ink (cat.166), Sydney Harbour, North Head – Indian ink (cat. 167), Icebergs, Southern Ocean – Indian ink (cat. 168) and Waranga Swamp – sepia (cat. 169). Miss Benbow , presumably his sister Anne Benbow, showed her Victorian Orchids at the same exhibition (cat. 100).

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1999
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  • Benbow, Lucy Y. (child of)
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  • Waranga Swamp (creator of)
  • Icebergs, Southern Ocean (creator of)
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  • Yackandandah Range, from Beechworth Road, Victoria (creator of)
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  • Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Academy of Art (exhibited at)