Kate Streeter b. 1842

Also known as Catherine Elizabeth Streeter, Kate Sheppard, Catherine Elizabeth Sheppard
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter and teacher, was born in Cork, Ireland and came to Victoria with her parents. The myth of Sheppard as a prodigy persisted throughout her long career, driven by the early mistaken belief that she painted her first acclaimed portrait at the age of 16. Although mainly a portrait painter, she also painted altar pieces and landscapes.
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Name
Kate Streeter
Also known as:
  • Catherine Elizabeth Streeter
  • Kate Sheppard
  • Catherine Elizabeth Sheppard
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Headmistress
  • Teacher
Birth date
1842
Birth place
Cork, Ireland
Death date
7 January 1930
Death place
Brisbane, Qld.
Active Period
  • c.1867 - c.1923
Arrival
  • 1852 (Arrived Victoria)
Residence
  • 1874 - 1921 Ballarat, Vic,
  • 1858 - 1874 Geelong, Vic.
  • 1852 - 1858 Victoria
  • 1842 - 1852 Ireland
  • 1921 - January 1930 Brisbane, Qld.
Training
  • [Studied under Edmund Sasse], Geelong, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related stub people
  • Sheppard, Ambrose Jennings (child of)
  • Streeter, J. (Dr) (spouse of)
  • Hayes, Dean (Rev) (associate of)
  • Maguire, Xavier (Mother) (associate of)
  • Hoare, Wallis (Dr) (associate of)
Related people
  • Sasse, Edmund (associate of)
Related works
  • Assumption of the Virgin (creator of)
  • The Sacred Heart (creator of)
  • Dr Wallis Hoare (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Rev. W.A. Quick) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Dr Brownlees) (creator of)
  • Manfred (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Father Power) (creator of)
  • Portrait of Mother Xavier Maguire (creator of)
  • Dean Hayes (creator of)
Related collections
  • University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Sacred Heart College, Geelong, Vic. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Portrait commission : Dr Wallis Hoare. (received)
  • Portrait of Mother Xavier Maguire. (received)
  • Portrait : Very Rev. Dean Hayes. (received)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition. (received)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a565b538b73d93019b5e')) (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a567b538b73d93019b60')) (exhibited at)