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Australian Prints + Printmaking

John Colbourn

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Name

John Colbourn

Other names

COLBOURN, John B.

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

19 December 1910

Birth place

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Death date

24 January 1945

Death Place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Occupations

Printmaker

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC). Linocuts

NGA IRN

18280

Context

Australia

Biography

COLBOURN John   

Born in Ballarat, Colbourn studied at the Ballarat School of Mines, where his interest in art developed. At Melbourne University he gained his Bachelor of Architecture. In 1942 he exhibited 33 linocuts in a joint exhibition with Klytie Pate at Kosminsky Galleries. He was also a keen photographer.
 

Roger Butler, Melbourne Woodcuts & Linocuts of the 1920s & 1930s, AGDC, 1981

Last Updated

18 Mar 2025