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John Gilfillan b. 25 December 1793

Also known as John Alexander Gilfillan
  • Artist (Painter)
After a tumultuous childhood running away to sea, being shipwrecked and press ganged for 8 years, Gilfillan studied art and made it his career. He taught and lectured on art in Glasgow before moving to New Zealand and eventually Australia.
  • Biographical Data b. 25 December 1793 Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 17 people
  • Groups 7 groups
  • Works 23 works
  • Exhibitions 5 exhibitions
  • Collections 16 collections
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  • References 8 references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
  • British Museum, London, England, UK
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
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    The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

    Website
    http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Website
    https://www.nla.gov.au/
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Private collections
  • National Cultural History Museum, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Burns House, Dumfries, Scottland, UK
  • Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
  • University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, NSW
  • Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand
  • Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
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    a donated work now lost

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