Robert Lowes Dibdin b. c.1843

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
The "gentleman artist", Dibdin is considered Rockhampton's first resident painter, also an actor, an estate agent, and a gold buyer. Dibdin was the founding secretary of the Rockhampton Separation Committee, and remained a strong advocate for the creation of a new North Queensland colony.

Citations

  • Abbay, O. J. (1980), 'Rockhampton: A Bibliography to 1975, vol. 1’, Rockhampton, Queensland.

  • Brown, J. K. and Maynard, M. (1980), 'Fine Art Exhibitions in Brisbane 1884 1916’, St Lucia, Queensland.

  • McDonald, L. (1981), 'Rockhampton, a History of the City & District’, St Lucia, Queensland.

  • Information sourced from McDonald, Lorna.

  • (1913), 'Queensland School Reader’, Brisbane, Qld.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870