Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook

GIBBARD, Lilian née Osborne 1877–1977

GIBBARD, Lilian née Osborne 1877–1977

Born on Great Barrier Island; eldest daughter of Alfred Osborne of Tryphena. Married the tutor, Thomas Gibbard, who took her to England. There she specialised in painting English wild flowers. In 1971 she was in Esher, Surrey. The Esher Library mounted two exhibitions of her work.