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John Bell

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Latitude
55.861111
Longitude
-4.25
Start Date
1833-01-01
End Date
1833-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tba742

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/john-bell
Birth Place
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
painter, art teacher and gold-digger, came to Victoria in the 1850s from his native city, Glasgow, Scotland, and searched for gold at Ballarat. In 1861 he moved to Sandhurst (Bendigo) where he painted a banner for the Loyal Industry Lodge of the Manchester Unity Order of Odd Fellows; the lodge showed this at the 1861 Victorian Exhibition, Melbourne. When the Sandhurst School of Design opened in 1871 Bell taught modelling and oil painting there. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. c.1833
Summary
Originally arriving in Australia for the gold rush, John Bell eventually settled in Bendigo and taught modelling and oil painting at the newly opened Sandhurst School of Design.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed