Thomas Flintoff b. c.1809

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
The adventurous Flintoff travelled in North America before reaching Melbourne, via Mexico and the Society Islands. This voyage formed the subject of his later paintings. He died of ammonia poisoning, having mistaken the toxin for cough mixture.

Citations

  • Information sourced from French, A. Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW, Wong, A. (1993), 'Collection of Watercolour Paintings of Birds by Gladys Yvette O’Grady (1894-1985)’.

  • Davies, Alan and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Bate, W., McGillivray, E. and Nickson, M. (1986), 'Private Lives—Public Heritage: Family Snapshots as History’, Hawthorn, Vic.

  • Eagle, M. (1979), 'Wanderer for gold strikes oil’, Age, July 28.

  • Gibbney, H.J. and Smith, A.G. (1987), 'A Biographical Register 1788-1939’, Canberra, ACT.

  • (1981), 'Saleroom’, Australian Financial Review, May 15.

  • Pinckney, P. (1967), 'Painting in Texas: The 19th Century’, Austin, Texas, USA.

  • Information sourced from French, A. Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW, Wong, A. (1993), 'Collection of Watercolour Paintings of Birds by Gladys Yvette O’Grady (1894-1985)’.

  • (1986), 'Australian Colonial Fine Arts’, Lauraine Diggins Gallery catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1907), 'Illustrated Catalogue of the National Gallery’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1891), Argus, October 06.

  • (1891), Table Talk, October 09.

  • Flintoff, T. (from H.D. Harris) (1886), Will, September 21.

  • Webber, K., 'Photographers in Ballarat and environs’, Manuscript.

  • (1852), Texas State Gazette, February 14.

  • (1883), Richmond Australian, February 17.

  • Information sourced from French, Alison.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions