John Longstaff | |
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 Portrait of Longstaff by George Coates, 1918, National Library of Australia | |
| Born | John Campbell Longstaff 10 March 1861 |
| Died | 1 October 1941 (aged 80) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Painting |
Sir John Campbell Longstaff (10 March 1861 – 1 October 1941) was an Australian painter, war artist and a five-time winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture. Longstaff was one of the most prolific portraitists of the Edwardian period, painting many high society figures in both Australia and Britain.[1]
His cousin Will Longstaff was also a painter and war artist.
- ^ Splatt, William; Burton, Barbara (1977). A Treasury of Australian Landscape Painting. Rigby. p. 35.