Andrew MacCormac
Andrew MacCormac (ca. January 1826 – 13 August 1918) was a portrait painter in South Australia.
History
Andrew was born in Banbridge, County Down[1] or Belfast, Ireland and studied at Lee's Academy in London. He and his wife travelled by steamer Golden Age to Melbourne, Victoria in 1854. He was ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church, but at some stage became a Baptist, and when he moved to South Australia in 1868,[2] where he ministered to the Moonta Baptist Church for a year, then moved to North Adelaide to follow the profession of portraitist in oils.[3]
He was also a writer and poet of some ability. He published one small volume of verse Via Crucis; or Death and Life[4] dedicated to Lord Hallam Tennyson.
He attempted painting landscapes, but those he exhibited at the Adelaide Easel Club, of which he was a member, were received without enthusiasm.[5]
Some portraits
- Sir Henry Ayers[6]
- Sir Richard Baker
- Sir John Cox Bray [7]
- John Howard Clark [8]
- Sir Lewis Cohen[9]
- G. W. Cotton [10]
- Daniel Cudmore[11]
- John Darling, Sr. [12]
- Rev. James Jefferis Congregationalist minister[13]
- George S. Kingston [14]
- Sir William Milne [15]
- Sir John Morphett [16]
- Admiral W. J. S. Pullen[17]
- Sir Robert Ross
- Sir R. R. Torrens[18]
- Rev. James Way Congregationalist minister (drawing)
- John Whinham, founder of North Adelaide Grammar School
Family
He married Emily Mary (ca.1845 – 3 November 1898). Their children included:
- eldest son Alexander Henry married Esther May Leedham on 14 September 1910
- second son Nicholas Chevalier MacCormac married Margaret M. Edith Turner on 12 April 1906[19]
- David MacCormac
- Mitchell MacCormac
- eldest daughter Idelette ( – 8 June 1931)
- daughter Muriel married Harry Percy Macklin on 19 August 1899, lived at Semaphore
- youngest daughter Irene married Friedrich Wilhelm Altmann on 16 October 1915, lived at Wilmington
They lived at Clifton Street, Prospect
Recognition
- He was awarded a gold medal at the International Exhibition in London 1862.[2]
- He was awarded a gold medal at the International Exhibition in London 1873.[20]
- Samples of his work are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia.
- Several of his portraits adorn the chamber walls of the House of Assembly, Adelaide City Council and the Town of Gawler.
References
- ↑ "Obituaries". Adelaide Observer (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 17 August 1918. p. 19. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McCulloch, Alan Encyclopedia of Australian Art Hutchinson of London, 1968. Spelled "McCormac" in this reference.
- ↑ "Obituary.". The Chronicle (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 24 August 1918. p. 39. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ MacCormac, A (1906), Via crucis, or, Death and life : a poem / by A. MacCormac, Vardon & Pritchard
- ↑ "The Easel Clubs Exhibition". Quiz and the Lantern (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 22 October 1896. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Portrait Gallery". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 24 June 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sir John Bray". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 27 August 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Public Library Board". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 18 April 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Presentation to the Retiring Mayor". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 1 December 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "A New Picture". Quiz and the Lantern (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 20 April 1894. p. 11. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Personal Pars". Quiz and the Lantern (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 25 March 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Fair and Unfair". Quiz and the Lantern (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 18 November 1897. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "News of the Week.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 10 March 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Friday, June 3, 1881.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 3 June 1881. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Portrait of Sir William Milne". Adelaide Observer (SA: National Library of Australia). 2 August 1890. p. 42. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Week.". South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 5 April 1890. p. 11. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Portrait of Admiral Pullen". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 4 April 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Wednesday, March 31, 1886.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 31 March 1886. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Probably named for Nicholas Chevalier, the great Victorian painter.
- ↑ "Colonial Works of Art". Adelaide Observer (SA: National Library of Australia). 1 May 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2015. These two references may refer to one award, and one or other date is incorrect.