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Lionel Lindsay b. 17 October 1874

Also known as Sir Lionel Arthur Lindsay

Artist (Photographer),
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
Artist (Printmaker),
Artist (Painter)

The first member of the prolific Lindsay family to become a professional illustrator. A constant experimenter with photography and etching, Lionel Lindsay became a dominant figure in Australian art in the first half of the 20th century, but in the popular mind he was eclipsed by his younger brother Norman.

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City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

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Apotheosis of Idleness n.d. conte, wash ink and white 22.7 × 29.2, gift of Peter Lindsay 1974.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

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e.g. Study for “Lone Hand” illustration, 1907(?), pen and black ink over pencil.
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Cards in copyright collection.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

Description

Website

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

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Bulletin cartoons.
Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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Including Wowsers.
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/
University of Queensland (Lionel Lindsay Collection, Townsville) ?, Qld.
Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Description

This Collection began when Dr John Orde Poynton generously donated 3,700 Old Master prints in 1959. In 1964, the Collection was enhanced by Harold Wright’s bequest of half his collection of Lionel Lindsay prints and prints by W. P. Robins and H. J. Stuart Brown. It has since been supplemented by gifts and purchases to number over 8,000 prints and volumes from the 15th to the 20th centuries, including paintings.

Website

http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/prints/
Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

Description

The VCA Art Collection spans the entire history of the College and its predecessor, the National Gallery School of Art (first opened in 1867).

Comprising painting, sculpture, photography and works on paper, most works are by students, staff or alumni.

DAAO has a separate entry for The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection. It was bequeathed to the VCA Collection in 2004.

Website

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/collections/visualarts.html#vca
Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Description

Founded in 1913, the Castlemaine Art Museum (previously named Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum) has a unique collection of exclusively Australian art and fascinating historical artefacts reflecting the early history of the district.

Website

http://www.castlemainegallery.com/

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Related collections	City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Archives of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in) Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery (collected in) University of Queensland (Lionel Lindsay Collection, Townsville) ?, Qld. (collected in) Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in) Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in) Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC (collected in)	City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in) National Archives of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in) Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in) Queensland Art Gallery (collected in) University of Queensland (Lionel Lindsay Collection, Townsville) ?, Qld. (collected in) Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in) Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)

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Lionel Lindsay b. 17 October 1874

City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC

National Archives of Australia, Canberra, ACT

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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

Queensland Art Gallery

University of Queensland (Lionel Lindsay Collection, Townsville) ?, Qld.

Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic.

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Vic.

Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

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