James Archibald Campbell Dickson b. c.1836

  • Artist (Painter)
Scottish born painter, policeman, husband and father. He is known only for one work, 'Cameron's Farm, Myponga' (1866), a competent representation of contemporary rural life.

painter and policeman, was born in Scotland in 1836 or 1839. With his wife, Hannah and two young children he arrived at South Australia on 21 August 1865 on board the Norman Morrison as an assisted emigrant. There he became a policeman, based at Adelaide. His oil painting Cameron’s Farm, Myponga (1866, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide) is a competent naive record of contemporary rural life.

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Staff Writer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011