Joseph Colin Francis Johnson b. 12 February 1848

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Late Colonial-era South Australian painter, cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and politician. In 1884 he entered Parliament as Member for Onkaparinga and became Minister for Education in 1887-89.
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Name
Joseph Colin Francis Johnson
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: 5412) (Editor 'Adelaide Punch')
  • Proprietor of a newspapers (ANZSIC code: 5411) (Proprietor of a newspapers 'Adelaide Punch')
  • Drama critic (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Politician (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Journalist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
12 February 1848
Birth place
Adelaide, SA
Death date
18 June 1904
Death place
North Adelaide, SA
Burial place
Catholic section, West Terrace cemetery, Adelaide, SA
Active Period
  • c.1875 - c.1895
Residence
  • c.1868 - c.1904 South Australia
  • c.1852 - c.1868 Victoria
Training
  • Geelong National Grammar School, Geelong, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: (1980), 'Australian Colonial Art', East Melbourne, Vic : Deutscher Fine Art Gallery, cat. 63, Entry largely taken from catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Gibbs, R. M. (1983), 'Johnson, Joseph Colin Francis (1848 - 1904)', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9; Nairn, Bede and Serle, Geoffrey (eds.), Melburne University Press, pp 495-496.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic. (2nd edn).>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson, 2 vols (facsimile reprint, 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Adelaide, SA: Register.>, <ExternalResource: Adelaide Punch.>] [<ExternalResource: (1980), 'Australian Colonial Art', East Melbourne, Vic : Deutscher Fine Art Gallery, cat. 63, Entry largely taken from catalogue.>]