Elwyn Lynn b. 16 November 1917

Also known as Jack Lynn, Elwyn Augustus Lynn
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Curator
Artist, critic and cultural warrior Elwyn (Jack) Lynn was one of the most influential figures in mid-twentieth century Australian art. In the 1950s as his own painting became progressively more abstract, he educated his colleagues via his editorship of the Contemporary Art Society Bulletin. He was the first Curator of the Power Collection at the University of Sydney
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associate of
Kate Briscoe
1944
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
parent of
Victoria Lynn
1963
Curator
associate of
Bernard Smith
Curator
friend of
Sidney Nolan
1917
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
friend of
Ken Reinhard
1936
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Sydney Ball
1917
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
associate of
Peter Leslie Pinson
1917
Curator, Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
friend of
Henry Salkauskas
1917
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Peter Upward
1917
Artist (Painter)

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Residences
  • 1917 - c.1919 Canowindra, NSW
  • 1919 - 1937 Junee, NSW
  • 1938 - 1997 Sydney, NSW
  • 1941 - c.1936 Junee, NSW
  • 1937 - 1997 Sydney, NSW
Other occupations
  • High school teacher (English) (ANZSIC code: 8022) 1941 - 1968 NSW Department of Education, NSW
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: 541) 1983 - 1986 Art and Australia
  • Associate Editor (ANZSIC code: 541) 1966 - 1978 Quadrant
  • Editor 1978 - 1981 Quadrant
  • High school teacher (English) (ANZSIC code: 8022) 1941 - 1968 NSW Department of Education, NSW
Tags
  • Contemporary art
  • Painterly abstraction
  • art critiic
  • Please enter 2 or more characters
  • dada
  • Contemporary art
  • Painterly abstraction
  • art critiic
  • DaDa
Trainings
  • Bachelor of Arts , 1938 - 1940 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Diploma of Education, 1941 Sydney Teachers College, Sydney, NSW
  • Bachelor of Arts , 1937 - 1940 University of Sydney, NSW
  • Diploma of Education, 1940 Sydney Teachers College, Sydney, NSW
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