Ellis Rowan
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Name
Ellis Rowan
Other names
ROWAN, Marian Ellis
RYAN, Marian Ellis
Culture
Australian
Gender
Female
Birth date
30 July 1848
Birth place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Death date
4 October 1922
Death Place
Macedon, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Occupations
Artist (natural history) | Decorative / design artist
Summary
Worked: Australia (VIC)
NGA IRN
20677
Context
Australia
Biography
Ellis Rowan
Marian Ellis Rowan, née Ryan, was born in Melbourne in 1848. A self taught painter she pursued her subjects, flowers and birds, in their native habitat and in so doing penetrated remote parts of Northern Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific Islands and America.
Marian Ellis Rowan, née Ryan, was born in Melbourne in 1848. A self taught painter she pursued her subjects, flowers and birds, in their native habitat and in so doing penetrated remote parts of Northern Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific Islands and America.
She died at Macedon, Victoria in 1922.
Last Updated
10 Dec 2022