Rowena Birkett b. 3 November 1860

Also known as Mrs Cumming, Mrs Cummings, Birkett-Cummings
  • Artist (Painter)
Rowena Birkett was a natural history painter who is credited with assisting naturalist and artist Silvester Diggles with the illustrations and colouring of some of the 600 plates in his 21-part 'Ornithology of Australia'.
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References [<ExternalResource: Chisholm, A.H. (1925), 'Our women of the open ways: Part 2', Australian Woman's Mirror, 02-03.>, <ExternalResource: Larner, Bronwyn & Considine, Fran (1988), 'A Complementary Caste', Centre Gallery catalogue, Surfers Paradise, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: Marks, Elizabeth N., 'Silvester Diggles - A Queensland naturalist one hundred years ago', Queensland Naturalist vol. 17, nos. 5-6, June.>, <ExternalResource: (1882), Queenslander, 06-24.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (ed.) (1992), 'Silvester Diggles', The Dictionary of Australian Artists.>]