James A. C. Willis b. c.1834

Also known as J. Willis, J. A. C. W.
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial male surveyor whose amateur watercolour drawings of landscapes received certificates of merit and were published as lithographs.
Name
James A. C. Willis
Also known as:
  • J. Willis
  • J. A. C. W.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
c.1834
Birth place
Exeter, Devon, England, UK, Exeter, Devon, England, UK?
Birth note
Place uncertain
Death date
14 September 1898
Death place
London, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1848 - c.1896
Arrival
  • c.1845 (Arrived Sydney, NSW.)
Residence
  • c.1845 - c.1896 Atherfield, Darling Point Road, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1845 - c.1850 Exeter, Devon, England, UK
Training
  • c.1848 Conrad Martens, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870