William Blomfield

William Blomfield was a New Zealand cartoonist and politician (1866–1938).

Also recorded as Blo.

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Recognition and collections

Work by William Blomfield is held by Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira and Alexander Turnbull Library.

Identity

What the record establishes about William Blomfield.

Children under five : the results of a national survey made by a Joint Committee of the Institute of Child Health (University of London) the Society of Medical Officers of Health and the Population Investigation Committee / by J.W.B. Douglas and J.M. Blomfield. is dated [1958] and held by Wellcome Collection. A Chinese man lying on the ground is being scourged by order of a magistrate and his clerk; a man carrying the cangue around his neck as a punishment walks past. Engraving by T. Wallis after W.M. Craig, May 1805. is dated May 1805 and held by Wellcome Collection. Schemnitz, Hungary (Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia): a silver mine and miners descending. Engraving by T. Wallis, 1805, after W. Craig. is dated Jan.y 1805 and held by Wellcome Collection. A Saadi, or Egyptian shaman using snakes and incantations to cure a sick man. Engraving by T. Wallis, 1806, after W.M. Craig. is dated April 1806 and held by Wellcome Collection. Vitae selectorum aliquot virorum qui doctrina, dignitate, aut pietate inclaruere / [William Bates]. is dated 1681 and held by Wellcome Collection. Charles James Blomfield, bishop of London. Mezzotint by W. Ward, 1827, after S. Lane. is dated May 1827 and held by Wellcome Collection.

The revival of art in craft. is dated [1968] and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection records 17 objects associated with this heading. William Blomfield is recorded with the citizenship of New Zealand. Mad poets. is dated [1878-1879] and held by Wellcome Collection. William Blomfield is recorded as cartoonist and politician. Devonport Borough Council Chambers is dated 1940.

Authority records

The identifiers under which William Blomfield may be traced in institutional catalogues.

William Blomfield is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q16023199.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 24 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1866William Blomfield born.
  2. 1866William Blomfield was born in 1866.
  3. 1878Mad poets. is dated [1878-1879] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1878Mad poets. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1938William Blomfield died.
  6. 1938William Blomfield died in 1938.
  7. 1940Devonport Borough Council Chambers.
  8. 1940Devonport Borough Council Chambers is dated 1940.
  9. 1958Children under five : the results of a national survey made by a Joint Committee of the Institute of Child Health (University of London) the Society of Medical Officers of Health and the Population Investigation Committee / by J.W.B. Douglas and J.M. Blomfield. (Wellcome Collection).
  10. 1958Children under five : the results of a national survey made by a Joint Committee of the Institute of Child Health (University of London) the Society of Medical Officers of Health and the Population Investigation Committee / by J.W.B. Douglas and J.M. Blomfield. is dated [1958] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  11. 1968The revival of art in craft. (Wellcome Collection).
  12. 1968The revival of art in craft. is dated [1968] and held by Wellcome Collection.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “William Blomfield”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q16023199: William Blomfield

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  3. 3.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 17 works naming William Blomfield.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  4. 4.

    “William Blomfield”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Plates

Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, London, UK. (L-R): Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King (Canada) General the Rt. Hon. Jan Smuts (South Africa) Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill (United Kingdom) Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser (New Zealand) Rt. Hon. John Curtin (Australia)

Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, London, UK. (L-R): Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King (Canada) General the Rt. Hon. Jan Smuts (South Africa) Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill (United Kingdom) Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser (New Zealand) Rt. Hon. John Curtin (Australia)

not stated · Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada . · Public domain

The picture record

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For owners

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