BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Books
Who Was Who (1916-1928) (London: A & C Black, 1929)
Encyclopedia of Australian Art Volume One A-K by Alan McCulloch (Hawthorn, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia, 1984)
Artists in California, 1786-1940 by Edan Milton Hughes (Sacramento, CA: Crocker Art Museum, 2002)
Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon: die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (München: K G Saur, 2002)
Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950 by Grant M Waters (Eastbourne: Eastbourne Fine Art Publications, 1975)
Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970 Volume II CAS-D (East Ardsley, Wakefield: E P Publishing Limited, 1977)
The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940 by J Johnson & A Greutzner (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1976)
Royal Society of British Artists Members Exhibiting 1893-1910 by Maurice Bradshaw (Leigh-on-Sea: F Lewis, 1975)
Royal Society of British Artists Members Exhibiting 1911-1930 by Maurice Bradshaw (Leigh-on-Sea: F Lewis, 1975)
Art Sales Index (Weybridge: Art Sales Index)
Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885 edited by Jill Statton. (Marden, South Australia : South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, 1986)
Register of Personal Notices 1836-1870 by Reg Butler & Alan Phillips (Gumeracha, South Australia: Gould Books, 1989)
South Australian Births – Index of Registrations 1842-1906 (South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc.)
South Australian Deaths – Index of Registrations 1842-1915 (South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc.)
Born in Paradise by Armine von Tempski (Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA: Ox Bow Press, 1985)
Argentina Past and Present by W H Koebel (London: Adam & Charles Black, 1914)
The Jewel City by Ben Macomber (San Francisco 1915); The Jewel City online edition
Copper City Chronicle - A History of Kadina by K Bailey, 1990
Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaill and its People, 1778-1941 by David W Forbes ISBN-10: 0824814401 University of Hawaii Press, 1992
Unidentified biographical dictionary of artists in New Zealand
2. Newspapers and Magazines
The Times (London, 3 September 1918)
The Age (Melbourne, 1 September, 30 October, 1 & 10 November 1902) Online Extracts September & October; Online Extracts November
The Evening Post (Wellington, New Zealand) Online Copies 1865-1915
New Zealand Freelance (New Zealand) Online Copies 1900-1909
North Otago Times (New Zealand) Online Copies 1864-1900
Otago Witness (New Zealand) Online Copies 1851-1909
Taraniki Herald (New Zealand) Online Copies 1852-1909
Tuapeka Times (New Zealand) Online Copies 1868-1909
Wanganui Herald (New Zealand) Online Copies 1876-1909
West Coast Times (New Zealand) Online Copies 1865-1909
Grey River Argus (New Zealand) Online Copies 1866-1920 24 August 1896
The Brisbane Courier (Australia) 3 August 1897
The Argus (Melbourne, Australia) Online Copies
Table Talk (Melbourne, November 1902)
The Observer (Adelaide, 24 February 1906 & 7 September 1918)
The South Australian Register (Adelaide, 4 June 1892, 19 July 1899), and under its revised name The Register (10 September 1904 & 5 September 1918)
The Express & Telegraph (Adelaide, 31 July 1895 & 19 October 1892)
The Advertiser (Adelaide, 18 September 1903)
Honolulu Advertiser (16 & 23 December 1917 & 30 July 1918)
Maui News (28 September & 30 November 1917, 10 May & 2 August 1918)
"An Adventurer for Art's Sake" in Paradise of the Pacific (December 1918)
The Studio Vol 49 No 206 Page 308 (May 1910)
Unidentified newspaper cutting on rear of E W Christmas's painting Los Penitentes
3. Directories
Kelly's Directory of Chiswick, Gunnersbury and Hounslow (London, 1910 & 1911)
The City Directory for Honolulu and Hawaii (1917)
4. Exhibition Catalogues
Catalogue of E W Christmas's exhibition at Bendigo, April 1899
Canterbury Society of Arts Annual Exhibition, 1907
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters: A Catalogue of the 27th Exhibition (1909)
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters: A Catalogue of the 28th Exhibition (1910)
The Royal Academy Annual Exhibition (1910 and 1911)
City of Hull Municipal Art Gallery: Catalogue of Inaugural Exhibition of Paintings (1910)
City Art Gallery, Leeds: Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition (1910)
South Australian Society of Arts: Catalogue of the 23rd Annual and Federal Exhibition (Nov-Dec 1920)
5. Record Sources
Register of Baptisms, Gedney Hill, Lincolnshire – 1838
1851 Census Gedney Drove End, Lincolnshire
1901 Census St Giles, Cripplegate
Certificate of birth, issued Yankalilla, 12 February 1863
Certificate of death, issued Honolulu, 30 July 1918
Registered will at Principal Probate Registry, London
Register of admission and discharge, The Queen's Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii
6. Websites
Ellis Island Records : New York immigration records
Ask Art : Entry for Ernst (sic) Christmas in Ask Art, an online resource for information about artists living or working in the United States
Art Price : Entry for Ernest Christmas in ArtPrice.com, a provider of art market information
Australian Art Sales Digest : Record of art sold at auction in Australia and New zealand
The Ships' List : Ship passenger lists
Unassisted Immigration to Victoria : Index of Inward Passenger Lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923
London Sketch Club : Article about the Langham Sketching Club
New South Wales Government Records
The State Library of South Australia
National Library of New Zealand : Copies of various New Zealand newspapers 1840-1915
National Library of Australia: Digitised copies of various Australia newspapers
Public Record Office, Victoria, Australia
Zurbaran Gallery, Argentina : News item 12 March 2004
Los Andes Online 4 March 2004 : Article (in Spanish) about the E W Christmas painting El Christo de Los Andes on display at an exhibition in Argentina in 2004
International Art Centre : New Zealand Auction House
Find My Past : Genealogical Website
Dictionary of Australian Artists Online
7. Acknowledgements
The assistance of the following individuals who, and institutions which, have corresponded with the website author over the years is hereby gratefully acknowledged:
Pamela Whittle, South Australia
The late Gaynor Whisson, South Australia
David Thomas of Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia
Bronwyn Ringwood, Queensland, Australia
The late Marjery Hastert, Hawaii
David W Forbes, Hawaii
Clyde Keller, Oregon, USA
Richard Thomson, International Art Centre, New Zealand
Andrew Davidson, Australia
Catherine Masterson, USA
Bert Willemse, New Zealand
Rodney Martin, Australia
Chas Page, New Zealand
Kerry Dixon, Australia
Barbara Lawrance, Australia
Toni Quinlan, New Zealand
State Archives, Honolulu, Hawaii
San Francisco Public Library
National Art Library at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
National Library of Australia
The State Library of South Australia
The National Library of New Zealand
Central Library, Hull
Leisure Services Department, Chiswick Public Library, England
Federation of British Artists, London
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Australian National Gallery
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
Cartwight Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Walker Gallery, Liverpool
City Art Gallery, Leeds
Christie's, London
Sotheby's, London
Phillips, London
Bonhams, London