James Gay Sawkins

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
James Gay Sawkins was a landscape, portrait and genre painter. He was a skilful, precise draughtsman with a special interest in rock formations and other natural phenomena.
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Name
James Gay Sawkins
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • c.1831 - c.1855
Arrival
  • 1852
Residence
  • c.1852 - c.1853 New South Wales
  • c.1852 - c.1853 Queensland
  • 1849 - 1851 Hawaii, USA
  • 1839 - 1849 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • 1837 - 1839 Central America
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub person groups
  • National Academy (associate of)
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Related works
  • Wooloonon, Dr Jenkins' near Tamworth [NSW] (creator of)
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  • Talgai-Gammie's Head Station (creator of)
  • Darling Downs Going to Warwick (creator of)
  • (Mrs Cecelia Hamilton Clement) (creator of)
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Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Rex Nan Kivell Collection, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
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