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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exhibited at
S.T. Gill, the South Australian Years 1839 1852
Date
1986
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Jubilee Exhibition
Date
1884
Place
Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
(solo exhibition of drawings)
Date
1852
Place
Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Pictures, by Colonial Artists
Date
1848
Place
Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists
Date
1847
Place
Council Room, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • draughtsman
  • draughtsman
References [<ExternalResource: (13 May 1865), 'Bell's Life in Sydney'.>, <ExternalResource: Gill, S. T. (1865), 'The Australian Sketchbook'.>, <ExternalResource: Sherer, John, 'The Gold-Finder of Australia: How He Went, How He Fared and How He Made His Fortune', England, contains forty-eight engravings attributed to W.A. Nicholls but obviously taken from Gill.>, <ExternalResource: (1840), 'South Australian Register', Adelaide, South Australia, 03-07, 1845-11-08; 1847-02-13.>, <ExternalResource: (1852), 'Argus', Melbourne, Victoira, 08-20, 1912-09-14; 1912-09-21.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), 'Armchair', 09-24, 1854-02-11.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1930).>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: (13 May 1865), 'Bell's Life in Sydney'.>, <ExternalResource: Gill, S. T. (1865), 'The Australian Sketchbook'.>, <ExternalResource: Sherer, John, 'The Gold-Finder of Australia: How He Went, How He Fared and How He Made His Fortune', England, contains forty-eight engravings attributed to W.A. Nicholls but obviously taken from Gill.>, <ExternalResource: (1840), 'South Australian Register', Adelaide, South Australia, 03-07, 1845-11-08; 1847-02-13.>, <ExternalResource: (1852), 'Argus', Melbourne, Victoira, 08-20, 1912-09-14; 1912-09-21.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), 'Armchair', 09-24, 1854-02-11.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, (facsimile reprint, 1930).>]
Alternative names
  • S. T. Gill
  • T. G. S.
  • Samuel Thomas Gill
  • S. T. Gill
  • T. G. S.
  • Samuel Thomas Gill
Arrivals
  • 1839 (Adelaide, SA, vessel; Caroline)
  • December 1839 (Adelaide, SA, vessel; Caroline)
Related people
  • Hall, Robert (associate of)
  • Gill, John (sibling of)
  • Gill, Samuel (child of)
  • Gill, Winifred (child of)
  • Horrocks, John Ainsworth (associate of)
  • Gill, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Noufflard, H. (associate of)
  • Hall, Robert (associate of)
  • Gill, John (sibling of)
  • Gill, Samuel (child of)
  • Gill, Winifred (child of)
  • Horrocks, John Ainsworth (associate of)
  • Gill, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Noufflard, H. (associate of)
Related person groups
  • South Australian arts committee, SA (associate of)
  • South Australian Mining Association, SA (associate of)
  • South Australian arts committee, SA (associate of)
  • South Australian Mining Association, SA (associate of)
Related works
  • Sketches in Victoria (creator of)
  • The Diggers and Diggings of Victoria As They Are 1855 (creator of)
  • Victorian Gold Diggings and Diggers As They Are (creator of)
  • Forest Creek, Mount Alexander (creator of)
  • Asylum for Destitute Children, Randwick (creator of)
  • Lithographic Sketches in and around Sydney: Part the Second (creator of)
  • Land Auction, Main Road, Ballarat./ Interval of 10 minutes for Harmony & refreshment. (creator of)
  • Heads of the People (creator of)
  • Adelaide Racecourse (creator of)
  • Trinity Church, Adelaide (creator of)
  • Sketches in Victoria (creator of)
  • The Diggers and Diggings of Victoria As They Are 1855 (creator of)
  • Victorian Gold Diggings and Diggers As They Are (creator of)
  • Forest Creek, Mount Alexander (creator of)
  • Asylum for Destitute Children, Randwick (creator of)
  • Lithographic Sketches in and around Sydney: Part the Second (creator of)
  • Land Auction, Main Road, Ballarat./ Interval of 10 minutes for Harmony & refreshment. (creator of)
  • Heads of the People (creator of)
  • Adelaide Racecourse (creator of)
  • Trinity Church, Adelaide (creator of)
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 Gallery and Historical Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat 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, Canberra, ACT (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 (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (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 Gallery and Historical Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat 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, Canberra, ACT (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 (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
Related events
  • S.T. Gill, the South Australian Years 1839 1852 (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (solo exhibition of drawings) (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Pictures, by Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists (exhibited at)
  • S.T. Gill, the South Australian Years 1839 1852 (exhibited at)
  • Victorian Jubilee Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • (solo exhibition of drawings) (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Pictures, by Colonial Artists (None)
  • Exhibition of Pictures; the Works of Colonial Artists (None)
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