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John Banks

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Name

John Banks

Other names

Banks, John D.

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

January 1883

Birth place

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

28 June 1945

Death Place

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Artist (painter) | Printmaker

Summary

ship and seascape Worked: Australia (NSW). Etchings

NGA IRN

18248

Context

Australia

Biography

John Banks

Born in Sydney in 1833, John D. Banks studied at the J.J.Watkins School, Sydney, under Harry Garlick. He was an Associate of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales 1923-45. Banks was chiefly a painter of seascapes and ships, only a few etchings being known. Banks died in Sydney or 28 June 1945.

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Last Updated

22 Apr 2024