Thomas Gulliver

New Zealand artist (1891–1933) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas Ralph de Vere Gulliver (1891–1933) was a New Zealand printmaker, photographer and railway engineer.[1] Despite considering himself an amateur,[2] he was a leading authority in New Zealand on graphic arts in his time.[3][4][5]

Born1891 (1891)
Auckland, New Zealand
Died1933 (aged 4142)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationsArtist, civil engineer
Yearsactivec.1910c.1930
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Thomas Gulliver
Gulliver photographed in 1919 (fifth from left)
Born1891 (1891)
Auckland, New Zealand
Died1933 (aged 4142)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationsArtist, civil engineer
Years activec.1910c.1930
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With his friend Arnold Goodwin, Gulliver was the co-founder of the Quoin Club in 1916, which worked to promote printmaking as an art form through the following decade.[6]

Gulliver mostly worked in the medium of etched and engraved woodblock printing, but also experimented with photography and sketching.[3] The Auckland Art Gallery recognised him as Honorary Curator of the Print Collection for his assistance to them in curating their collection in the late 1920s.[3]

Gulliver died of cancer in 1933.[7][2]

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Bibliography

  • Vangioni, Peter (2023), Ink on Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand printmakers of the modern era (PDF), Christchurch: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, p. 40, ISBN 9781877375774, retrieved 18 May 2024
  • Ross, Gail Macdonald (2006). New Zealand Prints 1900–1950: An unseen heritage (PhD thesis). University of Canterbury. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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