Winifred Rumney b. c.1860

  • Artist (Painter)
Winifred Rumney, moved to Australia from Scotland in 1890. By her own account both she and her brother Cecil, were artistically promising from an early age.
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Name
Winifred Rumney
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • Drawer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
c.1860
Birth place
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Death date
1919
Death place
Melbourne, Vic, Melbourne, Vic?
Death note
Uncertain
Active Period
  • c.1884 - c.1919
Arrival
  • 1890
Residence
  • c.1915 - c.1919 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1900 - 1915 North Queensland
  • c.1890 - c.1892 Brisbane, Qld.
Training
  • 1886 - 1887 South Kensington School of Art, London, England, UK
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Larner, Bronwyn; & Considine, Fran (1988), 'A Complementary Caste', Surfers Paradise, Qld : Centre Gallery catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Searle, Ross (1988), 'Artist in the Tropics', Townsville, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: Rumney, Winifred, 'My Career as an Artist', Brisbane, Qld : Queensland Art Gallery artist's file (typescript).>]