Robert Johnson - papers, 1915-1964, together with papers collected by Heather May Roy, 1984-1990
Robert Johnson - papers, 1915-1964, together with papers collected by Heather May Roy, 1984-1990
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1915 - 1990
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6278
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Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 box - 0.18 Meters
Textual Records
Clippings - (photocopy)
Textual Records - (printed)
Photographs
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Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1920-1963; Records kept by Johnson, mainly in exercise books, of paintings sold; details include : a thumbnail sketch of each painting, the location where it was painted, its title and size, the price paid for it, and sometimes the name of the buyer; there are separate records for each gallery through which he sold his work
1959-1964; Letter...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Robert Johnson - papers, 1915-1964, together with papers collected by Heather May Roy, 1984-1990
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Brian Johnson and Heather Roy in 1994
Administrative / Biographical history
Robert Johnson, landscape artist, was born in 1890 in Auckland, New Zealand where he later trained at the Elam School of Art. He served with the NZ armed forces during World War 1 and in 1921 settled in Sydney. A prolific oil painter of impressionist landscapes, he made regular painting tours in Australia and sold his work through galleries in Syd...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6278
Record Identifier
n88Dmpvn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88Dmpvn
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Reference code
69991
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