John Henry Spooner b. 1946

Also known as John Spooner
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Popular contemporary Melbourne cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, printmaker (etchings and drypoints), painter and lawyer.
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  • Regional collections.
  • University collections.
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria
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    (4 flattering caricature/portraits including Hawke and Fraser, all published Age 1979-83).

  • Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, Melbourne, Vic.
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Alternative names
  • John Spooner
  • John Spooner
Related people
  • Tandberg, Ron (associate of)
  • Emmerson, Rod (associate of)
  • Knight, Mark (associate of)
  • Humphries, Barry (associate of)
  • Nicholson, Peter (associate of)
  • Petty, Bruce Leslie (associate of)
  • Williams, Fred (associate of)
  • Young, Bill (associate of)
  • Spooner, Olga (spouse of)
  • Spooner, Anita (parent of)
  • Spooner, Ellen (parent of)
  • Spooner, Matthew (parent of)
  • Manne, Robert (associate of)
  • Tandberg, Ron (associate of)
  • Emmerson, Rod (associate of)
  • Knight, Mark (associate of)
  • Humphries, Barry (associate of)
  • Nicholson, Peter (associate of)
  • Petty, Bruce Leslie (associate of)
  • Williams, Fred (associate of)
  • Young, Bill (associate of)
  • Spooner, Olga (spouse of)
  • Spooner, Anita (parent of)
  • Spooner, Ellen (parent of)
  • Spooner, Matthew (parent of)
  • Manne, Robert (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Black and White Artists Club (associate of)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (associate of)
  • Australian Black and White Artists Club (associate of)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (associate of)
Related works
  • Portrait of Ben Kingsley, holding Oscar statuette, as Mahatma Gandhi (creator of)
  • Portrait of Ben Kingsley, holding Oscar statuette, as Mahatma Gandhi (creator of)
Related collections
  • Regional collections. (collected in)
  • University collections. (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Regional collections. (collected in)
  • University collections. (collected in)
  • City of Ballaarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Melbourne Savage Club Centenary Art Prize (received)
  • 2 Walkley art categories (best cartoon and best illustration). (received)
  • Shell Fremantle Print Award (received)
  • Five Stanley awards in 1985-86 (received)
  • Walkley for best illustration in 1982. (received)
  • Melbourne Savage Club Centenary Art Prize (received)
  • 2 Walkley art categories (best cartoon and best illustration). (received)
  • Shell Fremantle Print Award (received)
  • Five Stanley awards in 1985-86 (received)
  • Walkley for best illustration in 1982. (received)
Related events
  • Cartoons 2004: Behind the lines: The year's best cartoons (exhibited at)
  • Bringing the House Down 2001 (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • Bringing the House Down : 12 Months of Australian Political Humour (None)
  • Westpac Gallery, Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Westpac Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Black and White (cartoons and photographs by Age artists) (exhibited at)
  • Cartoons 2004: Behind the lines: The year's best cartoons (exhibited at)
  • Bringing the House Down 2001 (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • Bringing the House Down : 12 Months of Australian Political Humour (None)
  • Westpac Gallery, Melbourne (exhibited at)
  • Westpac Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Black and White (cartoons and photographs by Age artists) (exhibited at)
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