Name

Alexander Rembrandt Mcclintock

Other names

MCCLINTOCK, Rem

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

1901

Birth place

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Death date

1969

Death Place

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Occupations

Artist (painter) | Painter | Printmaker

Summary

(son of Alexander McCLINTOCK, cousin of Herbert McCLINTOCK). Worked: Australia (VIC). Lithographs

NGA IRN

11787

Context

Australia

Biography

Obituary Rembrandt McClintock Alexander Rembrandt ("Rem") McClintock, a well-known figure in the Melbourne art world and a devoted member of the Communist Party since the early thirties, died last month, aged 68. Kern, who served as a youth in the First World War, came from a family with a strong artistic tradition. A lithographic artist, in later years he ran his own business as a silk-screen printer. He did endless work in making banners for May Day, anti-war, trade union and other demonstrations. In the Second World War he worked with Noel Counihan in promoting the Artists' Unity Congress in Melbourne in 1942. After the war he played an active and influential part in the founding of the Victorian Artists' Society. He was a close friend and former disciple of the late Max Meldrum. He was one of the founders of CEMA (Council for the Encouragement of Music and the | Arts) which in Victoria led to the establishment of the Victorian Arts Council and became part of the national movement of arts councils. He was also one of the founders of the old Realist Artists' Group. For nearly 40 years Rem McClintock played a full part in the life of the Communist Party. He was unfailingly modest and ready to serve in any capacity. He had a warm personality and was much loved by his many friends. Tribune extends its deep sympathy to his wife, son and daughter and other relatives. Tribune, 12 June 1968, page 11