Sir John Longstaff b. 10 March 1861

Also known as John Campbell Longstaff
  • Artist (Painter)
Sir John Campbell Longstaff was a renowned portraitist both in Australia and England, winning five Archibald prizes between 1925 and 1935.
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Name
Sir John Longstaff
Also known as John Campbell Longstaff
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Designer (Designer Advertising commissions)
Birth date
10 March 1861
Birth place
Clunes, VIC
Death date
1 October 1941
Residence
  • 1920 - 1952 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1901 - 1920 London, England, UK
  • 1894 - 1901 Melbourne, VIC
  • 1888 - 1894 Paris, France
  • 1882 - 1887 Melbourne, VIC
Training
  • 1888 - 1890 Academie Cormon, Paris, France
  • 1882 - 1887 National Gallery School, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English

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Related stub person groups
  • Victorian Artists Society (associate of)
  • Australian Art Association (associate of)
  • Australian Academy of Art (associate of)
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  • Coates, George (associate of)
  • Meeson Coates, Dora (associate of)
  • Fox, E. Phillips (associate of)
Related works
  • Mere et Son Enfant, or The Young Mother (creator of)
  • Breaking the News (creator of)
  • Banjo Paterson (creator of)
  • Queen Alexandra in coronation robes (creator of)
  • King Edward VII in coronation robes (creator of)
  • Lady in black (creator of)
  • Miss Rose Scott (creator of)
  • Marjorie (creator of)
  • Norman Lindsay (creator of)
  • Henry Lawson (creator of)
  • Aesopus 1890 (After Velasquez) (creator of)
  • Entombment of Christ (After Titian) (creator of)
  • Dame Nellie Melba 1923 (creator of)
  • Dr Alexander Leeper (creator of)
  • Sirens (creator of)
  • Lady in grey (creator of)
  • Portrait of G. F. Folingsby Esq. (creator of)
  • Arrival of Burke, Wills and King at the deserted camp at Cooper's Creek, Sunday evening, 21st April 1861 (creator of)
  • Mrs John H. Connell (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • First President - Australian Academy of Art (received)
  • Trustee - Public Library, Museums and National Gallery (received)
  • President of the Australian Art Association (received)
  • President - Victorian Artists Society (received)
  • Official War artist WWI (received)
  • Knighthood (received)
  • The Archibald Prize (received)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)