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Henry, Lucien

French artist who arrived in Sydney in 1879 after leaving New Caledonia, where he had been exiled as a Communard. He was instrumental in developing the use of Australian native flora and fauna in the decorative and visual arts.

Lucien Henry design for wallpaper 1915 as Creator
Title page of 'The War-Atah : Australian legend' by Lucien Henry 1891 as Creator

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Lucien Henry design for wallpaper 1915

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By
Lucien Henry
Contributed By
Internet Archive
[The Australian flora in applied art (1915)]
(The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden)

Title page of 'The War-Atah : Australian legend' by Lucien Henry 1891

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By
Lucien Henry
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[M DSM/ QA843/ H]
(Mitchell Library)