John Baptist Austin b. 1827

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A mining expert and journalist. Austin's only certain artwork is a signed pencil drawing entitled 'Adelaide, South Australia from the West End of Hindley Street, November 1849'.

Citations

  • Benko, N. (1969), 'Art and Artists of South Australia’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Carroll, A. (1981), 'Graven Images in the Promised Land’, Art Gallery of South Australian catalogue, Adelaide, SA.

  • Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836 1885’, Adelaide, SA.

  • (1896), Adelaide Observer, 09-19.

Initial data sources

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