Adam Gustavus Ball b. 7 April 1821

Also known as A. G. B.
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Like so many artists of the period, Ball's job as a civil engineer allowed him to travel throughout South Australia recording scenes of outback life and the Australian landscape.
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Citations

  • Loyau, G. (1883), 'Representative Men of South Australia’, Adelaide, SA.

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Enclyclopedia of Australian Artists’, 2nd edition, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1983), 'Australian Paintings Nineteenth and Twentieth Century’, Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • (1975), 'Forgotten Artists 1836-1880’, Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue, Adelaide, SA.

  • Information sourced from Gibberd, Joyce.

  • Information sourced from Lebovic, Joseph.

  • Information sourced from Long, Moira.

  • Information sourced from Mackay, Mary.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)