In 1898 J.P. Bartholomew exhibited a handpainted fire screen made of stained oak at an Art Union and Exhibition in Sydney which drew the attention of the Sydney Morning Herald.
art-craftsman, exhibited at an Art Union and Exhibition in Sydney in 1898: “The second prize, an elegant fire screen of stained oak, designed by Mr J.P. Bartholomew is handpainted by the artist, the three panels illustrating spring” ( Sydney Morning Herald , 14 February 1898, p.3).
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