Thomas Flintoff b. 1809 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

  • Artist (Photographer) , (Painter)
The adventurous Flintoff travelled in North America before reaching Melbourne, via Mexico and the Society Islands. This voyage formed the subject of his later paintings. He died of ammonia poisoning, having mistaken the toxin for cough mixture.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1992
Name
Thomas Flintoff
Birth date
c.1809
Birth place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
Death date
5 October 1891
Death place
Berkeley Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Vic.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • 1872- 1891 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1856- 1872 Ballarat, Vic.
  • 1853- 1891 Vic. (travelling via Mexico and the Society Islands )
  • 1852- 1853 California, USA
  • 1851- 1852 Texas, USA
Active Period
  • 1872- 1891
  • 1853- 1872
  • 1851- 1853
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Munich, Germany
  • England, UK
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

painter and photographer, was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; he studied art in both England and Munich.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
1989
associate of
Herbert Deveril
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Photographer)
parent of
Jane Flintoff
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Margaret Boyd
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
parent of
Junior Thomas Flintoff
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
grandparent of
Gladys Yvette O'Grady
1894
Artist (Painter)
relative of
Gladys Yvette O'Grady
1894
Artist (Painter)
great grandfather
associate of
Frank Varley
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
Henry F. Stone and his Durham Ox
Date
1887
Woman with a Dove
Date
1884
A Past Experience; Crossing the Line by Moonlight on board the S.S. New Orleans March 24th 1853
Date
1874
Edward J. White
Date
1873
Sanantonio Bridge, Mexico
Date
1873
Sunset, Society Islands
Date
1873
Corpus Christi, Texas
Date
1873
The Prince Imperial
Date
1872
The Emperor of Germany
Date
1872
Nymphs Bathing
Date
1869
The Hon. John Basson Humffray, First Commissioner of Mines of Victoria, 1860
Date
1860
Mr Frank Varley, Son of the Earl of Glinton
Date
1856
Collections
Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition
1875
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, Vic.
Victorian Academy of Arts exhibition
1873
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, Vic.
London International Exhibition
1873
Exhibition ()
London, England, UK
Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition
1872
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, Vic.
Victorian Academy of Arts Second Exhibition
1872
Exhibition ()
Melbourne, VIC
Ballarat Mechanics Institute exhibition
1869
Exhibition ()
Ballarat, Vic.
Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition
1866
Exhibition ()
Public Library Building, Melbourne, Vic.
Ballarat Mechanics Institute Exhibition
1863
Exhibition ()
Ballarat, VIC
Recognitions
Several commissions for paintings of politicians, farmers and prize cattle
Award
Citations:
  • Webber, K., 'Photographers in Ballarat and environs', (Place: Manuscript)
  • (1907), Illustrated Catalogue of the National Gallery, (Place: Melbourne, Vic.)
  • (1986), Australian Colonial Fine Arts, (Place: Lauraine Diggins Gallery catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Wong, A., (1993), Collection of Watercolour Paintings of Birds by Gladys Yvette O'Grady (1894-1985), (Information sourced from French, A. Place: Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, NSW)
  • Pinckney, P., (1967), Painting in Texas: The 19th Century, (Place: Austin, Texas, USA)
  • (1981), 'Saleroom', (Place: Australian Financial Review, May 15)
  • Gibbney , H. J. & Smith, Ann G., (1987), A Biographical Register 1788-1939, (Place: Canberra, ACT)
  • Eagle, M., (1979), 'Wanderer for gold strikes oil', (Place: Age, July 28)
  • Bate, W., McGillivray, E. and Nickson, M., (1986), Private Lives--Public Heritage: Family Snapshots as History, (Place: Hawthorn, Vic.)
  • Davies, Alan / Stanbury, Peter, (1985), The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900, (Place: Melbourne, Vic.)