Theresa Walker (artist)

Theresa Snell Walker (1807 – 17 April 1876) was an Australian sculptor and wax modeller who created medallion portraits.

Born in England, Walker migrated to Australia with her sister, Martha Berkeley, and brother-in-law Captain Charles Berkeley.[1]

Her work is included in Australia in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery,[2] the Art Gallery of South Australia,[3] the National Gallery of Australia[4] and the State Library of Victoria.[5] An example of her work is also held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[6]

Twice married and twice widowed,[7] Walker died in South Yarra on 17 April 1876.[8]

References

1. "Martha Berkeley - Georgina, Emily and Augusta Rose" (PDF). Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. "Theresa Walker, b. 1807". National Portrait Gallery people. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. "Theresa Walker". AGSA - Online Collection. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
4. "Theresa Walker". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
5. "Medallion portraits by Theresa Snell Walker". State Library Victoria. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
6. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Portrait of Kertamaroo, a Native of South Australia". www.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
7. "'Twas Sixty Years Ago". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). 28 December 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
8. "Family Notices". Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 - 1888). 22 April 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

Further reading

• Hylton, Jane (1994), Colonial sisters : Martha Berkeley & Theresa Walker, South Australia's first professional artists, Art Gallery Board of South Australia, ISBN 978-0-7308-3072-6