1883 Barossa Valley, South Australia - 1978. Known for: Naive, folk art painting.
Sam Byrne (1883-1978). A former miner and naive artist, he began to paint his stories of the history of Broken Hill by the mid 1950s, and was awarded first prize in a competition by watercolorist...
Read full biography Sam Byrne (1883-1978). A former miner and naive artist, he began to paint his stories of the history of Broken Hill by the mid 1950s, and was awarded first prize in a competition by watercolorist Robert Campbell, then Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Sam Byrne (1883-1978). A former miner and naive artist, he began to paint his stories of the history of Broken Hill by the mid 1950s, and was awarded first prize in a competition by watercolorist Robert Campbell, then Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Sam Byrne (1883-1978). A former miner and naive artist, he began to paint his stories of the history of Broken Hill by the mid 1950s, and was awarded first prize in a competition by watercolorist Robert Campbell, then Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Sam Byrne (1883-1978). A former miner and naive artist, he began to paint his stories of the history of Broken Hill by the mid 1950s, and was awarded first prize in a competition by watercolorist Robert Campbell, then Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.