John Alexander Gilfillan
(Person)
Also known as: James Alexander Gilfillan.
Artist.
Mentioned in
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art Catalogue
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Strait Guardian, Wednesday, October 16, 1861
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)
- The Past and Present Of New Zealand With Its Prospects for the Future
Image Gallery
.jpg "Canoes on the Wanganui River, from a sketch by J. A. Gilfillan. Note the difference in ornament between the two canoes, one a simple river dugout for short trips, the other a more elaborate canoe for longer journeys")
![From a pencil drawing by J. A. Gilfillan] — Hone Heke](/etexts/Cow01NewZ/Cow01NewZ015a(h280).jpg "From a pencil drawing by J. A. Gilfillan] — Hone Heke")
.jpg "Interior of a pa, near Wanganui, 1840, from a lithograph of J. A. Gilfillan's picture. The pa is generally believed to be Putiki. Note again the stockade and houses. This picture is full of very interesting details")
.jpg "J. A. Gilfillan: Interior of a Native Village (c. 1850)")
.jpg "J. A. Gilfillan: Traders Bartering (c. 1846)")
.jpg "This oil painting was made by W. Wright in 1912, and the original now hangs inthe Auckland Art Gallery. Entitled 'A Native Gathering,' the picture shows many of the European influences in the life of the modern Maori. It is interesting to compare these two pictures with Gilfillan's lithograph (1840) on the right of page 17")
.jpg "Valley of the Waikato., — Watercolour. Size 10″ × 14″. — John Alexander Gilfillan")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "John Alexander Gilfillan":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.