Thomas Gulliver
Thomas Gulliver | |
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 Gulliver photographed in 1919 (fifth from left) | |
| Born | 1891 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 1933 (aged 41–42) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, civil engineer |
| Years active | c. 1910–c. 1930 |
Thomas Ralph de Vere Gulliver (1891–1933) was a New Zealand printmaker, photographer and railway engineer.[1] Despite considering himself an amateur,[2] he was a leading authority in New Zealand on graphic arts in his time.[3][4][5]
With his friend Arnold Goodwin, Gulliver was the co-founder of the Quoin Club in 1916, which worked to promote printmaking as an art form through the following decade.[6]
Gulliver mostly worked in the medium of etched and engraved woodblock printing, but also experimented with photography and sketching.[3] The Auckland Art Gallery recognised him as Honorary Curator of the Print Collection for his assistance to them in curating their collection in the late 1920s.[3]
Gulliver died of cancer in 1933.[7][2]
References
Bibliography
- Vangioni, Peter (2023), Ink on Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand printmakers of the modern era (PDF), Christchurch: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, p. 40, ISBN 9781877375774, retrieved 18 May 2024
- Ross, Gail Macdonald (2006). New Zealand Prints 1900–1950: An unseen heritage (PhD thesis). University of Canterbury. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
Citations
- ^ Ross 2006, p. 22.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Mr T. R. de V. Gulliver: Noted Auckland Artist", The New Zealand Herald, p. 12, 31 August 1933, retrieved 18 May 2024
- ^ a b c "Collection: Robin Lush collection of Thomas Gulliver photographs", Auckland University Manuscripts and Archives, archived from the original on 27 January 2023, retrieved 17 May 2024
- ^ Vangioni 2023, p. 40.
- ^ Ross 2006, p. 24.
- ^ Ross 2006, p. 21.
- ^ "Thomas Ralph De Vere Gulliver", New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800–2007, 1933, retrieved 18 May 2024 – via Ancestry Library
