John Henry Absalom, colloquially to everyone as 'Jack', was born in Port Augusta, South Australia. He grew up along the Nullarbor Plain, west of Port Augusta, and from an early age developed a wide knowledge of the Australian outback from Indigenous Australians (Aborigines) who existed in tribes at that time.[2] In 1949 he moved to Broken Hill, New South Wales, where he lived and worked until his death in 2019.
In 1972, he made a trip to the Flinders Ranges with a group of artists. Although he had never painted before, he felt a great urge to paint the landscape and a natural talent was discovered. In 1973, Jack was invited to exhibit his paintings at an art show in Sydney together with fellow Broken Hill artist Eric Minchin. The successful art show led to the formation of The Brushmen of the Bush – a group of five artists who exhibited for many years in Australia and all over the world raising money for charity.[2][3] In April 1997, he opened his new gallery in Broken Hill which showcased his oil paintings, prints, publications, DVDs and his extensive opal collection.
Appalled by the unpreparedness of people travelling to the outback, Jack wrote the first bush survival guide for the Australian outback, called Safe Outback Travel[4] He also starred in a number of television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) covering survival techniques and documentaries on the Australian outback, including Absalom's Outback, when he travelled to remote outback locations in a Chrysler Sigma.[2]
Absalom was the recipient of various awards, including "Australian Achiever of the Year Award" 1988 and the "Advance Australia Award" in 1995, both acknowledging his contribution to art; "Broken Hill Citizenship Award" for his promotion of Broken Hill; and Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2006 for service to the visual arts as a painter and to the community through fundraising for a range of charitable organisations.[5]
Jack Absalom died in Broken Hill on 22 March 2019 at the age of 91.[6]
^"Jack Absalom's Australia's Outback Journey four-DVD Box Set Volume 1". Flashback Entertainment Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^"Jack Absalom's Australia's Outback Journey 4 DVD Box Set Volume 2". Flashback Entertainment Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^"Jack Absalom's Australia's Outback Journey 4 DVD Box Set Volume 3". Flashback Entertainment Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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jack, absalom, john, henry, absalom, november, 1927, march, 2019, australian, artist, author, adventurer, bornjohn, henry, absalom11, november, 1927port, augusta, south, australiadied22, march, 2019broken, hill, australianationalityaustralianknown, forartistau. John Henry Absalom OAM 11 November 1927 1 22 March 2019 was an Australian artist author and adventurer Jack AbsalomBornJohn Henry Absalom11 November 1927Port Augusta South AustraliaDied22 March 2019Broken Hill AustraliaNationalityAustralianKnown forArtistAuthorTelevision PersonalityAwardsOAMLife and death editJohn Henry Absalom colloquially to everyone as Jack was born in Port Augusta South Australia He grew up along the Nullarbor Plain west of Port Augusta and from an early age developed a wide knowledge of the Australian outback from Indigenous Australians Aborigines who existed in tribes at that time 2 In 1949 he moved to Broken Hill New South Wales where he lived and worked until his death in 2019 In 1972 he made a trip to the Flinders Ranges with a group of artists Although he had never painted before he felt a great urge to paint the landscape and a natural talent was discovered In 1973 Jack was invited to exhibit his paintings at an art show in Sydney together with fellow Broken Hill artist Eric Minchin The successful art show led to the formation of The Brushmen of the Bush a group of five artists who exhibited for many years in Australia and all over the world raising money for charity 2 3 In April 1997 he opened his new gallery in Broken Hill which showcased his oil paintings prints publications DVDs and his extensive opal collection Appalled by the unpreparedness of people travelling to the outback Jack wrote the first bush survival guide for the Australian outback called Safe Outback Travel 4 He also starred in a number of television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC covering survival techniques and documentaries on the Australian outback including Absalom s Outback when he travelled to remote outback locations in a Chrysler Sigma 2 Absalom was the recipient of various awards including Australian Achiever of the Year Award 1988 and the Advance Australia Award in 1995 both acknowledging his contribution to art Broken Hill Citizenship Award for his promotion of Broken Hill and Medal of the Order of Australia OAM in 2006 for service to the visual arts as a painter and to the community through fundraising for a range of charitable organisations 5 Jack Absalom died in Broken Hill on 22 March 2019 at the age of 91 6 Works editAbsalom s outback paintings 1983 ISBN 978 0 86788 005 2 7 Safe Outback Travel 1988 ISBN 978 0 86788 028 1 Jack Absalom s Barbecue Cookbook 1990 ISBN 978 0 86788 184 4 Absalom Paintings 1972 1996 1996 ISBN 978 0 646 28427 9 Outback Cooking in the Camp Oven 1997 ISBN 978 0 86788 281 0 Jack Absalom s Gallery 2003 ISBN 978 0 646 42961 8 Jack Absalom s Outback Journeys DVDs 8 9 10 References edit Absalom Jack 1983 Absalom s Outback Paintings ISBN 9780867880052 a b c Jack Absalom Website Retrieved 19 May 2011 Absalom Jack 1996 Absalom Paintings 1972 1996 Pitinjarra Pty Ltd ISBN 0 646 28427 4 Jack Absalom s unconventional outback life ABC News 9 March 2018 Retrieved 2 February 2023 Search Australian Honours It s an Honour Retrieved 19 May 2011 Tomevska Sara 24 March 2019 Bushman painter and author Jack Absalom dies at 91 ABC News Retrieved 25 March 2019 Jack Absalom National Library of Australia National Library of Australia Retrieved 19 May 2011 Jack Absalom s Australia s Outback Journey four DVD Box Set Volume 1 Flashback Entertainment Pty Ltd Retrieved 19 May 2011 Jack Absalom s Australia s Outback Journey 4 DVD Box Set Volume 2 Flashback Entertainment Pty Ltd Retrieved 19 May 2011 Jack Absalom s Australia s Outback Journey 4 DVD Box Set Volume 3 Flashback Entertainment Pty Ltd Retrieved 19 May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Absalom amp oldid 1216986883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
