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Andrew Torning

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DAOO Artists with known birth places, birth years and death years
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https://www.daao.org.au/bio/andrew-torning
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Latitude
51.507222
Longitude
-0.1275
Start Date
1814-01-01
End Date
1900-01-01

Description

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ID
tb9624

Extended Data

Birth Place
London, England, UK
Biography
painter, scene-painter, decorator, art teacher, actor, fireman and entrepreneur, was born in London on 26 September 1814, reputedly the son of a Danish sea captain. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 26 September 1814
Summary
'Ballet dancer, pantomimist, gymnast, actor, scene painter, interior decorator, artist, theatre lessee, founder of a fire brigade and its first captain, and Deacon of the Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney', so described Eric Irvin about Andrew Torning, the multi-talented colonial artist. Particularly skilled at decorating, he was commissioned to design parts of buildings such as St Mary's.
Gender
Male
Died
1900
Age at death
86