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John Shirlow b. 1869

Also known as John Alexander Thomas Shirlow, J. Shirlow, J. A. S., John Shirlow

Influential Federation era Melbourne painter, etcher and cartoonist.

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La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

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Against the wall.Mixed media 1460mm x1160mm
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Website

https://www.nla.gov.au/
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Website

http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Description

The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Queensland Art Gallery

Website

http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Description

The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

Website

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/

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References	[<ExternalResource: Shirlow, John (December 1907), 'The Felton Bequest', Sydney, NSW : Lone Hand 2, pp 121-125, .>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (March 1909), 'Shirlow, the etcher', Sydney, NSW : Lone Hand 4, pp 604-605, .>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art', Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd revised edition).>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image : a social and historical survey of Australian comic art', Richmond, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (new edition).>, <ExternalResource: Roger Butler, 'Shirlow, John Alexander Thomas (1869–1936)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, [Accessed on 22 December 2012]. >]	[<ExternalResource: Shirlow, John (December 1907), 'The Felton Bequest', Sydney, NSW : Lone Hand 2, pp 121-125, .>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (March 1909), 'Shirlow, the etcher', Sydney, NSW : Lone Hand 4, pp 604-605, .>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art', Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd revised edition).>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image : a social and historical survey of Australian comic art', Richmond, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (new edition).>]