Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
WILLIS, John S
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WILLIS, John S.
Born England; arrived New Zealand c.1856. J. S. Willis listed as Dunedin artist, sometimes as “scenic artist” 1870–80, 1882, 1884–89 Stone's; as Napier artist 1881–82 and 1896–97 Wise's. Listed as Dunedin artist 1875–89 in Mills Dick Otago Almanacks.