TLCMap Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

Gazetteer of Historical Australian Places

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John Hall Thorpe

Layer: DAOO Artists with known birth places and birth years
Type: Other

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Latitude: -37
Longitude: 144
Start Date: 1874-01-01
End Date: 1874-01-01

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DAAO URL: https://www.daao.org.au/bio/john-hall-thorpe
Birth Place: Victoria
Biography: illustrator and engraver, was born in Victoria. He began his career in 1891 as a wood engraver for John Fairfax and worked as a staff artist on the Sydney Mail . The Grafton Galleries’ 'Exhibition of Australian Art in London’ 1898 included 'J. Hall-Thorpe, The Society of Artists, Sydney, cat.257, Castlereagh Street, Sydney , cat.259. Centennial Park Gates , cat. 260, The Synagogue, Sydney , and others (all apparently paintings).’ He worked as a commercial and newspaper artist in England from 1902. This artist’s biography is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born: b. 1874
Summary: Illustrator and engraver, born in Victoria, began his career in 1891 as a wood engraver for John Fairfax and worked as a staff artist on the Sydney Mail. Was in the Grafton Galleries' 'Exhibition of Australian Art in London' 1898, and moved to England in 1902.
Gender: Male
Died: 1947
Age at death: 73