Lionel Hornibrook Jago (1882–1953) was an Australian artist active between 1910 and 1950.

Early life and education

Jago was born in South Australia in 1882. He studied at Davis Studio, Melbourne and at

Julian Ashton Art School The Julian Ashton Art School was established by Julian Ashton in 1890 as the "Academy Julian", (perhaps a reference to the Académie Julian in Paris) has been an influential art school in Australia. For a long time it was known as the Sydney Art ...

in Sydney. He was also an accomplished violinist.

Adult life and career

He moved to

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

in the early 1900s, marrying Christina McTavish in 1912, and worked with the State public service until his retirement in 1945. Jago exhibited in the inaugural ''Perth Society of Artists'' exhibition in 1933. Jago moved to Sydney in the late 1940s, living in Woollahra, and exhibited with the Royal Art Society. He died in 1953.

Recognition

After moving to Sydney, Jago was a finalist in the prestigious

Sir John Sulman Prize The Sir John Sulman Prize is one of Australia's longest-running art prizes, having been established in 1936. It is now held concurrently with the Archibald Prize, Australia's best-known art prize, and also with the Wynne Prize, at the Art Gallery ...

(

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) in 1948 for ''Bathers'', beaten by

Sali Herman Sali Herman (12 February 1898 – 3 April 1993) was a Swiss-born Australian artist, one of Australia's Official War Artists for the Second World War. Life and career Herman arrived in Melbourne in 1937 and enlisted in the Australian Army in ...

’s ''The Drovers'', and in 1950 for ''Merry-go-Rounds'', beaten by Harold Greenhill’s ''Summer Holiday''. He was also a finalist for the 1950

Wynne Prize The Wynne Prize is an Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize. As one of Australia's longest-running art prizes, it was established in 1897 from the bequest of Richard Wynne. Now held concurrently with the Sir John Sulman Prize ...

with ''Promenade – Watson’s Bay'', beaten by

Lloyd Rees Lloyd Frederic Rees (17 March 18952 December 1988) was an Australian landscape painter who twice won the Wynne Prize for his landscape paintings. Most of Rees's works are preoccupied with depicting the effects of light and emphasis is placed ...

’ ''The Harbour from McMahon's Point''. In 2009 the

Perth City Council Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

held an exhibition, ''Modern Visions of the City of Perth'', which featured his painting ''East Perth'', 1936 Oil on Canvas 25.0 x 36.5, from the Janet Holmes à Court Collection. His work is also listed in: * McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 548; and * Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jago, Lionel Australian painters 1882 births 1953 deaths Julian Ashton Art School alumni