Nellie Rosyth Christmas b. 22 July 1876

Also known as Mrs. F. C. Stockwell
  • Artist (Painter)
Nellie Christmas was a plein air painter in WA; taught by her brother Ernest W. Christmas. All works are signed "Nellie Christmas." After marriage to Fred Stockwell in 1905 she changed her name. No works by Mrs. F. C. Stockwell are known. Nellie had four children, Bill, Bettina, Aileen, and Bunny (Robert) with Fred Stockwell, B.Sc. who rose to Assistant Director of Technical Education for Western Australia 1917-1925.
Tags: landcape, plein air, naturalism
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artist active circa 1890.

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Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011

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Residences
  • c.1891 - c.1898 Coolgardie, WA (travelled to New Zealand with Ethel Christmas in 1897)
  • c.1898 - c.1930 Cottesloe, Perth, WA, Australia (1905-06 built family home 'Rosyth' 37 Broome Str. )
  • c.1935 - c.1945 Peppermint Grove, WA, Australia ('Mintoro' 23 Bay View Terrace)
  • c.1889 - c.1898 Coolgardie, WA (travelled to New Zealand with Ethel Christmas in 1897)
  • c.1898 - c.1930 Cottesloe, Perth, WA, Australia (1905-06 built family home 'Rosyth' 37 Broome Str. )
  • c.1935 - c.1945 Peppermint Grove, WA, Australia ('Mintoro' 23 Bay View Terrace)