. A painter of Impressionism, set designer and teacher, John Thomas Rowell was born at Carlton, Melbourne, to George Rowell, a butcher, and his wife Margaret, née Nightingale. His first school was... Read full biography
. A painter of Impressionism, set designer and teacher, John Thomas Rowell was born at Carlton, Melbourne, to George Rowell, a butcher, and his wife Margaret, née Nightingale. His first school was Faraday Street State School, Carlton. John Rowell worked at the King's Theatre, Melbourne in 1908, and... Read full biography
. A painter of Impressionism, set designer and teacher, John Thomas Rowell was born at Carlton, Melbourne, to George Rowell, a butcher, and his wife Margaret, née Nightingale. His first school was Faraday Street State School, Carlton. John Rowell worked at the King's Theatre, Melbourne in 1908, and then apprenticed to a scene-painter. He also studied art at West Melbourne Technical School and at the National Gallery School, in 1912-17. He married, Eugenie Bertha Durran, also a student at the... Read full biography
. A painter of Impressionism, set designer and teacher, John Thomas Rowell was born at Carlton, Melbourne, to George Rowell, a butcher, and his wife Margaret, née Nightingale. His first school was Faraday Street State School, Carlton. John Rowell worked at the King's Theatre, Melbourne in 1908, and then apprenticed to a scene-painter. He also studied art at West Melbourne Technical School and at the National Gallery School, in 1912-17. He married, Eugenie Bertha Durran, also a student at the school. Rowell was a teacher at West Melbourne Technical School and at Ballarat School of Mines. From 1929 to 1947, he was senior painting master at Melbourne Technical College. Other jobs including being a senior examiner of art for the Education... Read full biography
. A painter of Impressionism, set designer and teacher, John Thomas Rowell was born at Carlton, Melbourne, to George Rowell, a butcher, and his wife Margaret, née Nightingale. His first school was Faraday Street State School, Carlton. John Rowell worked at the King's Theatre, Melbourne in 1908, and then apprenticed to a scene-painter. He also studied art at West Melbourne Technical School and at the National Gallery School, in 1912-17. He married, Eugenie Bertha Durran, also a student at the school. Rowell was a teacher at West Melbourne Technical School and at Ballarat School of Mines. From 1929 to 1947, he was senior painting master at Melbourne Technical College. Other jobs including being a senior examiner of art for the Education Department and illustrated textbooks. In 1937-38 Rowell and his family toured Eng... Read full biography
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