Thomas Gulliver

Thomas Gulliver
Gulliver photographed in 1919 (fifth from left)
Born	1891 (1891) Auckland, New Zealand
Died	1933 (aged 41–42) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)	Artist, civil engineer
Years active	c. 1910–c. 1930

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]

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]

References

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.

Citations

1. Ross 2006, p. 22.
2. "Obituary: Mr T. R. de V. Gulliver: Noted Auckland Artist", The New Zealand Herald, p. 12, 31 August 1933, retrieved 18 May 2024
3. "Collection: Robin Lush collection of Thomas Gulliver photographs", Auckland University Manuscripts and Archives, archived from the original on 27 January 2023, retrieved 17 May 2024
4. Vangioni 2023, p. 40.
5. Ross 2006, p. 24.
6. Ross 2006, p. 21.
7. "Thomas Ralph De Vere Gulliver", New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800–2007, 1933, retrieved 18 May 2024 – via Ancestry Library

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