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 five children, William, Bettina, Aileen, Robert, and Bunny 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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Name
Nellie Rosyth Christmas
Also known as Mrs. F. C. Stockwell (after 1905)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Tags:
landcape
plein air
naturalism
Birth date
22 July 1876
Birth place
Kadina, SA
Death date
c.1940s
Death place
Peppermint Grove, WA, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1888 - c.1905
Residence
  • c.1889 - c.1898 Kalgoorlie, WA (travelled to New Zealand with Ethel christmas)
  • 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)
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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