William Taylor Smith Tibbits b. c.5 September 1837

Also known as William Tibbits
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Tibbits produced many landscape drawings, views of public and private buildings and reproductions steel plate prints whilst residing in Victoria and Sydney. He travelled to regional areas and painted various scenes and was also commissioned by James Fairfax.
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Name
William Taylor Smith Tibbits
Also known as William Tibbits
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.5 September 1837
Birth note
baptism date
Death date
15 December 1906
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1866 - 1905
Arrival
  • c.1866
Residence
  • c.1870 - c.1873 Neil Street, Ballarat, Victoria
  • c.1898 - c.1906 The Grange, Liverpool Street, Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1877 - c.1898 74 Albert Street, Windsor, Victoria
  • c.1873 - c.1874 Armstrong Street, Ballarat, Victoria
  • 1898 - 1906 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1877 - 1898 Windsor, Victoria
  • 1875 - 1877 Coburg, Victoria
  • 1870 - 1875 Ballarat, Victoria
Cultural Heritage
  • British?
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Alternative names
  • William Tibbits
  • William Tibbits
Arrivals
  • c.1866
  • c.1866
Related works
  • Lakeside, Queens Road [Melbourne] (creator of)
  • [View of Lithgow with inset vignettes of shops] (creator of)
  • Wanda Dale (creator of)
  • Property of Mr Malton, Creswick (creator of)
  • View of Mr Bird's Farm and Property, Scarsdale (creator of)
  • Wynnstay, residence of G.W. Taylor Esq., around 1886 / photographer unknown (creator of)
  • Lakeside, Queens Road [Melbourne] (creator of)
  • [View of Lithgow with inset vignettes of shops] (creator of)
  • Wanda Dale (creator of)
  • Property of Mr Malton, Creswick (creator of)
  • View of Mr Bird's Farm and Property, Scarsdale (creator of)
Related collections
  • Midlands Historical Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong (collected in)
  • Footscray Historical Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Daylesford Historical Museum, Victoria (collected in)
  • Creswick Historical Museum, Victoria (collected in)
  • Brighton Historical Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Brighton City Council, Victoria (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Gold Museum, Ballarat (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat (collected in)
  • Prahran Historical and Arts Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Victoria (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne Archives, Victoria (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Albany and District Historical Society (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria (collected in)
  • Midlands Historical Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong (collected in)
  • Footscray Historical Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Daylesford Historical Museum, Victoria (collected in)
  • Creswick Historical Museum, Victoria (collected in)
  • Brighton Historical Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Brighton City Council, Victoria (collected in)
  • Benalla Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Gold Museum, Ballarat (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat (collected in)
  • Prahran Historical and Arts Society, Victoria (collected in)
  • Royal Historical Society of Victoria (collected in)
  • National Trust of Australia (Victoria) (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne Archives, Victoria (collected in)
  • University of Melbourne, Victoria (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra (collected in)
  • Albany and District Historical Society (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • From James Fairfax, New South Wales (received)
  • Commission by Illustrated Australian News, Melbourne (1879) (received)
  • Commission by Illustrated London News (1879) (received)
  • From James Fairfax, New South Wales (received)
  • Commission by Illustrated Australian News, Melbourne (1879) (received)
  • Commission by Illustrated London News (1879) (received)
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