Edward Officer
Edward Cairns Officer | |
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Edward Cairns Officer, c. 1921 | |
| Born | 19 September 1871 Murray Downs, NSW, Australia |
| Died | 7 July 1921 (aged 49) Macedon, Victoria |
| Occupation | Artist |
Edward Cairns Officer (19 September 1871 – 7 July 1921) was an Australian artist and the inaugural president of the Australian Art Association.[1][2][3]
Officer was born in 1871 at Murray Downs, New South Wales, near Swan Hill, Victoria.[1][4] He studied art under Frederick McCubbin at the National Gallery of Victoria[4][5] and studied at Julien's in Paris,[3] in 1895.[4] In 1908, he married Grace, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitzgerald.[3]
Unable to enlist to serve in World War I,[4] Officer organised the sale of 95 of his paintings[6] netting £800 for the Red Cross Fund.[7]
He died at Macedon, Victoria, on 7 July 1921.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Peers, Juliet. "Officer, Edward Cairns (1871–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Edward Officer". The Worker. Wagga, Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. 21 May 1908. p. 27.
- ^ a b c d "Death of Mr E. C. Officer". The Australasian. Melbourne, Australia. 16 July 1921. p. 29. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e C, A (7 January 1933). "Australian Artists of the Past: E. C. Officer". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "The Work of the Late Edward Officer". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 2 May 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "A Patriotic Artist: Mr Edward Officer's Painting". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 7 April 1916. p. 9.
- ^ "Patriotism in Art: Red Cross Receives 800 from Picture Exhibition". The Herald. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2025.