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.
    Note

    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.
  • 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
    Note

    Including Wowsers.

  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld.
  • University of Queensland (Lionel Lindsay Collection, Townsville) ?, Qld.

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