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Latitude
-33.867778
Longitude
151.21
Start Date
1895-01-01
End Date
1895-01-01

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ID
tba340

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/john-richard-flanagan
Birth Place
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
illustrator and cartoonist, was born in Sydney. He attended Dattilo Rubbo 's evening art classes at the Royal Art Society of NSW for five years and also received help and criticism from Norman Lindsay . He contributed to the Bulletin where, Douglas Stewart wrote, 'his flair with the pen seemed almost as if it would rival Norman Lindsay’s [like Percy Leason ]. He too went to America and became that country’s highest-paid magazine illustrator’ (Stewart, 21). Bulletin cartoon published 6 May 1915, 40, signed 'Jack. F.’, The Strike 'CHARON: “Hey! You go slower, or I chuck it. D’ye think I can ferry women and children across as well as armies?” (re WWI). Flanagan left Australia in 1916 and never returned to live, though he revisited Sydney in 1927 to hold a successful exhibition of his work. He became famous in the US for his scraper-board illustrations in Cosmopolitan , Colliers , etc. This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. 1895
Summary
Early 20th century Sydney born painter printmaker, magazine illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist. Spent some time working in the United States.
Gender
Male
Died
1964
Age at death
69