John Gardner

Also known as Jack Gardner
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Melbourne cartoonist, commercial artist (from necessity), landscape painter (by choice) and amateur photographer. Visited and taught painting at Hermannsburg, NT, in the 1930s.
Tags: Commercial artist

Citations

  • Hardy, Jane (1992), The Heritage of Namatjira, ed. Hardy, J.; Megaw, J. V. S.; & Megaw, M. Ruth, Port Melbourne, Victoria: William Heineman, pp.144, 157-58.

  • Information sourced from Kleinert, Sylvia.

  • (20 July 1987), Geelong Advertiser, Geelong, Victoria.

  • Croll, R. H. (1937), 'Wide Horizons: Wanderings in Central Australia’, Sydney, New South Wales: Angus & Robertson.

  • Information sourced from French, Alison.

  • “Toss of coin gave Australia the art of Namatjira”,John Lahey,The Age, 21 January 1987

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists