Jonas Zilinskas b. 27 January 1919

  • Artist
Zilinskas was an artist, designer, acrobat and trapeze performer who immigrated to Australia and worked in the Yuraygir National Park near Coffs Harbour NSW as a timber getter. While working there, he designed and built a timber, concrete and bottle sculpture in the forest ca.1960's that survives in 2019. He later joined the Ashton Circus where he continued designing and making circus equipment.
Name
Jonas Zilinskas
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Birth date
27 January 1919
Birth place
Lithuania
Birth note
Klaipeda
Death date
26 August 2013