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List of articles dealing with some of S.T. Gill's specific artistic subjects.
Through the subject lens, one can see how Gill's representation shifted over time, and sometimes from historic to generic.
Bowden wrote: "Gill drew more than one original of many subjects and it seems that years afterwards, in some instances, he probably redrew or completed unfinished sketches and gave them a later date. To other drawings, collectors of his work have awarded their own titles and dates, adding to the confusion." (p.103) These articles help clear such confusion.
Sets of wash drawings of South Australian scenes, illustrating for an English audience the colony's notable natural characteristics, the Aboriginal people and their practices, and rural life. 1844 to 1849.
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S.T. Gill frequently portrayed the shepherd and his dog with a flock. Showing Gill's shepherd pictures from around 1840 to 1874.
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Gill frequently portrayed the Aboriginal corroboree. This article places these in context and relates them to corroboree works by W.R. Govett and J.M. Skipper. Pictures range in date from 1844 to 1874.
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S. T. Gill's subject of an extinct crater is based on a (non-volcanic) rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition. Gill's views were probably based on a sketch by expedition member James Henderson.
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Gill portrayed the Aboriginal elevated mortuary platform in his 'Native Sepulchre' images. Also included are works by E.C. Frome, G.F. Angas and W.A. Cawthorne. Date range: 1840 to 1870s.
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S.T. Gill made several images representing the departure from Adelaide of Charles Sturt's Great Northern Expedition on 10 August 1844. He executed from two distinct view points one city block apart.
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The Mount Gambier pictures attributed to S.T. Gill and George French Angas. I re-attribute the 'Blue Lake' watercolour from Angas to Gill.
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S.T. Gill accompanied John Ainsworth Horrocks' small expedition from July to September 1846. This article has a selection of retrospective works on the subject that are outside the scope of Gill's South Australian period catalogue.
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Diggers on way to Bendigo was a frequent subject of Gill's showing diggers on the road. It represents diggers moving from one diggings (Forest Creek) to better prospects at another (Bendigo).
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David Coombe. Original July 2022. Updated 25 February 2025. | text copyright (except where indicated)
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