John Edward Ward b. 30 August 1866

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Late colonial period cartoonist and illustrator.
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Ambushed: A scene of early days in Queensland
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Maori with moa
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Medium
Oil painting
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Shows a moa in the right foreground, being ridden by three Maori children, and led by a Maori man and youth. Two kiwi walk by the feet of the youth. There is a lake and hills in the background.
One of the moa riders has been identified as Eti Kupa. The man is Taketake. Three of the four figures are identifiable from photographs by W H T Partington (Wanganui Regional Museum’s Partington collection)

 
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A Kangaroo Hunt
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A Fair Daisy
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Appearances were against him
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Some of the lost and saved of the S.S. Quetta
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The kernel of the colour question
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Not before he wanted it
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Visiting Day at the Brisbane Children's Hospital
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Natural History Sketches: A Queer Bird
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Natural History Sketches: A Bird of Passage
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Something about Cairns
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No cure, No Pay
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Residences
  • 1884 - c.1905 Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1905 - c.1908 New Zealand
  • c.1908 - 1955 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1884 - c.1905 Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1905 - c.1908 New Zealand
  • c.1908 - 2 January 1955 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales
Other occupations
  • Aviculturist, bird collector, author, filmmaker c.1890 - 1955
  • Aviculturist, bird collector, author, filmmaker c.1890-1899 - 1955
Related works
  • Ambushed: A scene of early days in Queensland (creator of)
  • Maori with moa (creator of)
  • A Kangaroo Hunt (creator of)
  • A Fair Daisy (creator of)
  • Appearances were against him (creator of)
  • Some of the lost and saved of the S.S. Quetta (creator of)
  • The kernel of the colour question (creator of)
  • Not before he wanted it (None)
  • Visiting Day at the Brisbane Children's Hospital (creator of)
  • Natural History Sketches: A Queer Bird (creator of)
  • Natural History Sketches: A Bird of Passage (creator of)
  • Something about Cairns (creator of)
  • No cure, No Pay (creator of)
  • Appearances were against him (creator of)
  • Visiting Day at the Brisbane Children's Hospital (creator of)
Related events
  • Birds of Paradise and native life in Papua (exhibited at)
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Date modified April 9, 2012, 9:50 p.m. April 9, 2012, 7:17 p.m.