Joseph Augustine Clarke
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Joseph Augustine Clark (?-1890) early Queensland artist, painter, journal illustrator and arts-teacher.
'J.A. Clarke', as he commonly signed himself, was responsible for the famous 1880 oil painting 'Panorama of Brisbane from Bowen Terrace' and also for all of the famous front pages and title-illustration used in the Queenslander
(see illustration on this page) during Lukin's managing editorship of that Journal from 1873 to 1880.
Little is known about Clarke, except that he was born in England
as son of John Clarke and Mary Shell and that he came to Brisbane
from India
about 1870. He was trained at the Department of Science and Art, South Kensington, and had taught at the Bombay School of Design before coming to the colony of Queensland. In Queensland he became a leading artist, art critic and art teacher, a member of the Board of General Education (the predecessor of the Department of Public Instruction) and, in 1872, the North Brisbane School of Arts.
It is said that his original migration from England was caused by a 'weak chest' (likely TB
). He was certainly a treasured teacher on Brisbane's School of Art, later a 'Drawing Master' at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, next to his work as a painter and as an illustrator (most notably for the Queenslander
, and for 'Bobby' Byrne's weekly the Queensland Figaro).
'J.A. Clarke', as he commonly signed himself, was responsible for the famous 1880 oil painting 'Panorama of Brisbane from Bowen Terrace' and also for all of the famous front pages and title-illustration used in the Queenslander
Queenslander
Queenslander may refer to:* List of Queenslanders - a person from the Australian state of Queensland* Queenslander - a style of architecture found in Queensland* Queenslander - the name of a train service operated by Queensland Rail...
(see illustration on this page) during Lukin's managing editorship of that Journal from 1873 to 1880.
Little is known about Clarke, except that he was born in England
England
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as son of John Clarke and Mary Shell and that he came to Brisbane
Brisbane
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from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
about 1870. He was trained at the Department of Science and Art, South Kensington, and had taught at the Bombay School of Design before coming to the colony of Queensland. In Queensland he became a leading artist, art critic and art teacher, a member of the Board of General Education (the predecessor of the Department of Public Instruction) and, in 1872, the North Brisbane School of Arts.
It is said that his original migration from England was caused by a 'weak chest' (likely TB
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
). He was certainly a treasured teacher on Brisbane's School of Art, later a 'Drawing Master' at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, next to his work as a painter and as an illustrator (most notably for the Queenslander
Queenslander
Queenslander may refer to:* List of Queenslanders - a person from the Australian state of Queensland* Queenslander - a style of architecture found in Queensland* Queenslander - the name of a train service operated by Queensland Rail...
, and for 'Bobby' Byrne's weekly the Queensland Figaro).