William Gardner b. 1802

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Although his naive images suggest that he was more at ease with his quill than with a brush, Gardner's sketches of landscapes, Aboriginal customs, weapons and implements, early station buildings and aspects of pioneer squatting life are valued for their historical insight.
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Name
William Gardner
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • banker (ANZSIC code: 6221)
  • tutor (ANZSIC code: P)
Birth date
1802
Death date
10 September 1860
Death place
Oban Station, Armidale, NSW
Burial place
Oban, Armidale, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1843 - 1860
Arrival
  • 18 September 1838
Residence
  • 1842 - 1853 Henry Dumaresq's Saumarez Station, near Armidale, New South Wales
  • c.1838 - c.1842 Sydney, New South Wales
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Gilbert, L. (17 March 1974), 'William Gardner, 1802 1860', Armidale & District Historical Society, Journal and Proceedings, Address given at the unveiling of his memorial in Oban Cemetery,(Saturday 24 November 1973).>, <ExternalResource: Dunlop, E. (1966), 'William Gardner', Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol 1, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: McBryde, I. (ed) (1978), 'Records of Times Past', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Sommerlad, E.C. (1922), 'The Land of 'The Beardies'', Glen Innes, New South Wales.>, <ExternalResource: (15 September 1860), Armidale Express.>, <ExternalResource: Dunlop, E. (1961), 'William Gardner, pioneer historian of New England', Armidale & District Historical Society, Journal and Proceedings, 1/1.>] [<ExternalResource: Gilbert, L. (17 March 1974), 'William Gardner, 1802 1860', Armidale & District Historical Society, Journal and Proceedings, Address given at the unveiling of his memorial in Oban Cemetery,(Saturday 24 November 1973).>]