Ernest William Christmas b. 1863

  • Artist (Painter)
Ernest William Christmas, painter, was born in South Australia and moved to Western Australia in 1890s. An extensive traveler, he spent time in Western Australia, New Zealand, South America, England, the USA, and Hawaii. Christmas mainly painted landscapes featuring dramatic rivers at sunset and snow capped moutain peaks.
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Name
Ernest William Christmas
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1863
Birth place
South Australia
Death date
c.1918
Death place
Honolulu, Hawaii
Active Period
  • c.1886 - c.1918
Residence
  • 1905 - 1907 New Zealand
  • 1900 - 1902 Europe
  • c.1894 - c.1900 Kalgoorlie, WA ( During this period he travelled to Sydney and New Zealand)
Languages
  • English
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References [<ExternalResource: (1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: (1897), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03, p.1.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.>, <ExternalResource: (1898), Mercury, 02-09, p.2.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Syme, Elizabeth.>, <ExternalResource: (1900), The West Australian, 20-04, p. 5>] [<ExternalResource: (1966), Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 1, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: (1897), Sydney Morning Herald, 11-03, p.1.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Anderson, Ingrid.>, <ExternalResource: (1898), Mercury, 02-09, p.2.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Syme, Elizabeth.>]