Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c1903 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
32 framed caricatures of various sizes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Midwood was employed as a draughtsman by the Public Works Department, but was better known for his caricatures in the Tasmanian Mail and the Critic. He had also spent some years in the U.S.A. and Honolulu, and toured as a guitarist with a musical show in ... »
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bequeathed to University of Tasmania by E.E. Midwood, son of T.C.W. Midwood in 1972.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of framed caricatures drawn by Thomas Claude Wade Midwood depicting colleagues, members of Midwoods household and local Hobart characters. Most are identified.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for research
Conditions governing reproduction
This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »
Existence and location of originals
Photograph of Thomas Midwood (1854-1912) with his banjo, from the Weekly Courier, 19 September, 1912, Hobart, Tasmania - held at Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office.
Existence and location of copies
Wooden carvings by Midwood held Narryna Heritage Museum - https://www.narryna.com.au/
Publication note
Held TAHO - Album of Thomas Midwood Ref: NS6759/1/1 https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/NS6759-1-1
Publication note
Tasmanian Archives & Heritage Blog : https://archivesandheritageblog.libraries.tas.gov.au/hidden-figures-tom-midwood-caricatures-and-tasmanian-railway-records/
Publication note
Albums of Gladys Midwood - daughter of TCM - https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/NS6759
Dates of creation revision deletion
HE Aug 2018
Digital object metadata
Media type
Image
Mime-type
image/jpeg