TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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Reginald Arthur Borstel

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: -33.867778
Longitude: 151.21
Start Date: 1875-01-01
End Date: 1875-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/reginald-arthur-borstel
Birth Place: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Biography: marine painter, son of master mariner John Henry Borstel, had little formal art training before exhibiting his ship portraits in the windows of photographic studios and on board ships. He was employed to paint ships after and for photographs by Frederick Temple West , a Newcastle photographer (c.1895-1901), which were then signed by both parties. An undated postcard by the Adelaide Photographic Co. (Sydney) after his painting of the Hans is in the Hood Collection, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney.This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer marineart Date written: 1999 Last updated: 2020
Born: b. 1875
Summary: Reginald Arthur Borstel painted genre scenes of ships and maritime subjects in the late 1890s/early 1900s. He was known to have collaborated with the photographer Frederick Temple West.
Gender: Male
Died: 1922
Age at death: 47