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Latitude
55.861111
Longitude
-4.25
Start Date
1846-01-01
End Date
1846-01-01

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ID
tba671

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/john-e-sommers
Birth Place
Glasgow, Scotland
Biography
painter, poet and illustrator, was associated with the Heidelberg School artists in Melbourne (Juliet Peers). Jack Sommers illustrated 'Jim’s Bargain’ by Alice A. Kenny, a Maori tale published in Lone Hand on 1 April 1910, 640-46, that includes a drawing of a young and beautiful 'bad slave’ of the chief 'Tied by her two thin wrists to a post … moaning with pain and despair’ (641). This record is a stub. You can help by adding more detail. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. c.1846
Summary
John (Jack) Sommers was a painter and illustrator with association with the Heidelberg School artists in Melbourne.
Gender
Male
Died
31-Jul-30
Age at death
84