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Samuel Gill b. 21 May 1818

Also known as S. T. Gill, T. G. S., Samuel Thomas Gill

Artist (Photographer),
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

Colonial era watercolourist, lithographer and presumably photographer who documented exploration and the Gold Rush in Australia.

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private collections
Royal Commonwealth Society, London, England, UK
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Description

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/
Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Description

Founded in 1913, the Castlemaine Art Museum (previously named Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum) has a unique collection of exclusively Australian art and fascinating historical artefacts reflecting the early history of the district.

Website

http://www.castlemainegallery.com/
City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC

Description
La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

Description

Against the wall.Mixed media 1460mm x1160mm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Website

https://www.nla.gov.au/
Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Description

The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
Queensland Art Gallery

Website

http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Description

The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

Website

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/

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Related collections	private collections (collected in) Royal Commonwealth Society, London, England, UK (collected in) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in) Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in) City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in) Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in) La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in) Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in) University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery (collected in) Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)	private collections (collected in) Royal Commonwealth Society, London, England, UK (collected in) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in) Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in) City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in) Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in) La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in) Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in) University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery (collected in) Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)

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Samuel Gill b. 21 May 1818

private collections

Royal Commonwealth Society, London, England, UK

Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC

La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

Queensland Art Gallery

Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

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