Fred C. Britton

Frederick Christian Britton (21 May 1889 – 14 December 1931) was an artist and arts educator in South Australia and New South Wales.

History

Britton was born in

Web Gilbert and Louis McCubbin

.

He returned to Adelaide and for a time worked for publishers Tyrrell's Ltd., then in August 1921 was appointed by

East Sydney Technical College

.

Works

Britton is represented in the following collections:

Carrick Hill
National Gallery of Victoria On the Murray (etching) view here
Powerhouse Museum Demolition of the Old Sydney Mint (1927 Etching)
Historic Houses Trust Hyde Park Barracks & District Court view here
Art Gallery of South Australia

Railway Station, Adelaide (1924 pencil drawing) view here;
"Granny" Euniapon of
Point McLeay (1916 crayon sketch).^[5]
Elsewhere spelled "Unaipon".

Pininbingerie, companion piece to the above.[6]

Family

He married Annie "Nance" Russell in 1912; they had one daughter Zara.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Teaching Art". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 14 April 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "Obituary". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 17 December 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
The Register
. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

The Register
. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 6 December 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

The Daily Herald (Adelaide)
. South Australia. 14 November 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Trove.

The Express and Telegraph
. South Australia. 13 November 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020 – via Trove.

Authority control databases
International

VIAF

Artists

South Australia
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ULAN

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[teaching-1] "Teaching Art". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 14 April 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[2] "Obituary". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 17 December 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[3] The Register
. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[4] The Register
. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 6 December 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[5] The Daily Herald (Adelaide)
. South Australia. 14 November 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Trove.

[6] The Express and Telegraph
. South Australia. 13 November 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2020 – via Trove.

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