John Skinner Prout b. 19 December 1805

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Prout was a painter, lithographer, art teacher and writer. An Australian critic once described his works as 'one of those wild and scattery bits, both in form and colour, which so nearly verge on the grotesque, that they stamp their authors as "genius run mad"'.
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associate of
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts
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associate of
New Society of Painters in Water Colours
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associate of
Sydney's Olympic Theatre
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associate of
Melbourne Mechanics Institute
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associate of
Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia
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associate of
Sydney College
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associate of
E. & R. Quarrill
Artist (Printmaker)

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Other occupations
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)