Name
James Shaw
Also known as J. Shaw
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • junior bookkeeper (ANZSIC code: 6932)
  • lawyer (ANZSIC code: 6931)
  • surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
  • engraver (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
12 January 1815
Birth place
Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Death date
1 September 1881
Death place
South Australia, SA
Active Period
  • c.1836 - c.1879
Arrival
  • November 1850 (Adelaide, South Australia)
Residence
  • Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1836 Jamaica
  • Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Training
  • University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Edinburgh Royal High School, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870