J. Macfarlane

Also known as J. McFarlane
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late colonial period painter, political cartoonist and illustrator. He made dramatic historical drawings of Australian exploration subjects, including the expeditions of Sturt, Mitchell, Henty, Leichhardt, McDouall Stuart, Forrest, Eyre etc.

Citations

  • Dunstan, Alan Katen (1994), '“Broke-N-Ill The Writing on the Wall” : Cartoons from around the “Lock-Out” 1909-1910’, Broken Hill, NSW : Broken Hill Art Gallery.

  • McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art’, St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin (3rd revised edition).

  • Moore, William (1934), 'Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson (facsimile 1980).

  • Harris, Joe (1970), 'The bitter fight : a pictorial history of the Australian labor movement’, St. Lucia, Qld : University of Queensland Press.

  • Holder, Jo, Information surced from, [typescript].

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists