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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  • MacDonald, James Stuart (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Longstaff, Will (relative of)
Related stub person groups
  • Victorian Artists Society (associate of)
  • Australian Art Association (associate of)
  • Australian Academy of Art (associate of)
Related people
  • Ramsay, Hugh (associate of)
  • Russell, John Peter (associate of)
  • May, Philip William (associate of)
  • Conder, Charles (associate of)
  • Roberts, Tom (associate of)
  • Streeton, Arthur (associate of)
  • Lambert, George (associate of)
  • 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)