James Flett b. 1906

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter and graphic artist whose book of pirates featured the largest colour linocuts produced by an Australian artist at that time. He also produced a series of drawings of well known Victorian explorers.
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creator of
Pirates

published 1931. Book of coloured linocuts.

 
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Date

colour linocut 27.2 × 19.1 cm, edn 25, copy National Gallery of Australia.

 

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References [<ExternalResource: Lebovic and Warner, 'Fifty Years'.>, <ExternalResource: Cook, David, 'Picture Postcards in Australia 1898-1920'.>, <ExternalResource: Draffin, Nicholas (1976), 'Australian woodcuts and linocuts of the 1920s and 1930s', Sun Books, South Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic. (2nd edn).>, <ExternalResource: Flett, J. (1931), 'Pirates', Frank C. Johnson, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef (1987), 'Masterpieces of Australian printmaking : exhibition 30 April - 30 May 1987', Josef Lebovic Gallery, Paddington, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Lebovic and Warner, 'Fifty Years'.>, <ExternalResource: Cook, David, 'Picture Postcards in Australia 1898-1920'.>]