John Hall Thorpe b. 1874

Also known as J. Hall-Thorpe, Hall Thorpe, Hal Thorpe
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Illustrator and engraver, born in Victoria, began his career in 1891 as a wood engraver for John Fairfax and worked as a staff artist on the Sydney Mail. Was in the Grafton Galleries' 'Exhibition of Australian Art in London' 1898, and moved to England in 1902.

Citations

  • King, Richard (ed.) (1980), 'Hall Thorpe Coloured Woodcuts’, Print Room Press, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edition).

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists