He moved to Perth in the early 1900s, marrying Christina McTavish in 1912, and worked with the State public service until his retirement in 1945.
Jago exhibited in the inaugural Perth Society of Artists exhibition in 1933.[3] Jago moved to Sydney in the late 1940s, living in Woollahra, and exhibited with the Royal Art Society.[1]
After moving to Sydney, Jago was a finalist in the prestigious Sir John Sulman Prize (Art Gallery of New South Wales) in 1948 for Bathers, beaten by Sali Herman’s The Drovers,[4] and in 1950 for Merry-go-Rounds, beaten by Harold Greenhill’s Summer Holiday.[5] He was also a finalist for the 1950 Wynne Prize with Promenade – Watson’s Bay, beaten by Lloyd Rees’ The Harbour from McMahon's Point.[6]
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Referencesedit
^ abcd"Lionel Hornibrook Jago". Australian Art Auction Records. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ abc"MODERN VISIONS OF THE CITY OF PERTH - Catalogue" (PDF). Perth City Council. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^G.C.B. (1 November 1933). "ART EXHIBITIONS - Perth Society of Artists". The West Australian. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^"Sulman Prize finalists for 1948". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^"Sulman Prize finalists for 1950". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^"Wynne Prize finalists for 1950". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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lionel, jago, lionel, hornibrook, jago, 1882, 1953, australian, artist, active, between, 1910, 1950, cottages, dover, heights, contents, early, life, education, adult, life, career, recognition, referencesearly, life, education, editjago, born, south, australi. Lionel Hornibrook Jago 1882 1953 was an Australian artist active between 1910 and 1950 Lionel Jago Cottages at Dover Heights Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Adult life and career 3 Recognition 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editJago was born in South Australia in 1882 1 He studied at Davis Studio Melbourne and at Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney 1 2 He was also an accomplished violinist 2 Adult life and career editHe moved to Perth in the early 1900s marrying Christina McTavish in 1912 and worked with the State public service until his retirement in 1945 Jago exhibited in the inaugural Perth Society of Artists exhibition in 1933 3 Jago moved to Sydney in the late 1940s living in Woollahra and exhibited with the Royal Art Society 1 He died in 1953 1 Recognition editAfter moving to Sydney Jago was a finalist in the prestigious Sir John Sulman Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1948 for Bathers beaten by Sali Herman s The Drovers 4 and in 1950 for Merry go Rounds beaten by Harold Greenhill s Summer Holiday 5 He was also a finalist for the 1950 Wynne Prize with Promenade Watson s Bay beaten by Lloyd Rees The Harbour from McMahon s Point 6 In 2009 the Perth City Council held an exhibition Modern Visions of the City of Perth which featured his painting East Perth 1936 Oil on Canvas 25 0 x 36 5 from the Janet Holmes a Court Collection 2 His work is also listed in McCulloch Alan McCulloch Susan McCulloch Emily McCulloch Childs The New McCulloch s Encyclopedia of Australian Art 4th Edition Aus Art Melbourne amp The Miegunyah Press 2006 Page 548 and Australian Prints Printmaking a database listing printmaking artists from Australia New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia References edit a b c d Lionel Hornibrook Jago Australian Art Auction Records Retrieved 13 May 2017 a b c MODERN VISIONS OF THE CITY OF PERTH Catalogue PDF Perth City Council Retrieved 25 May 2017 G C B 1 November 1933 ART EXHIBITIONS Perth Society of Artists The West Australian Retrieved 25 May 2017 Sulman Prize finalists for 1948 Art Gallery of New South Wales Retrieved 25 May 2017 Sulman Prize finalists for 1950 Art Gallery of New South Wales Retrieved 25 May 2017 Wynne Prize finalists for 1950 Art Gallery of New South Wales Retrieved 25 May 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lionel Jago amp oldid 1026709961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
