Painter, pastellist, etcher, worked in oils, watercolours and pastels until he was 50 when he began to make etchings. Within two years he had two etchings hung at the Paris Salon. He made etchings of mining subjects in SA in the 1920s and early 1930s and also sketched extensively in Tasmania in the same decades, aiming to record historical landmarks – bridges and buildings – before they disappeared. A Celebration of Sandstone: The Tasmanian Etchings of J.C. Goodhart , curated by Marian Jameson, was at Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts in 2001 (until October). As well as his images, including 18 prints (believed to be his entire Tasmanian output in this medium), several of his engraved copper and zinc plates, at one time rescued from being discarded, were on display.
This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography.
- Writers:
- Staff Writer
- Date written:
- 1999
- Last updated:
- 2011
