Item 1: Ben Johnson, 1876 / painted by William Macleod

ML 1282

item

1876

Graphic Materials, Paintings

1010969

1 painting - visible image 80.8 x 49.2 cm, in frame 87.7 x 70.9 cm - oil

William Mcleod was a Federation era painter, cartoonist, illustrator, stained-glass designer and businessman. He was one of the founding Bulletin artists and editors. Labelled 'a distinguished portrait painter’, Macleod had work from the first issue of J.F. Archibald’s Sydney Bulletin (1880). He drew the Bulletin 's first political cartoon, an unsubtle attack on municipal corruption, Design for the New Sydney Corporation Seal, published on 13 March 1880.

Reference:
Design & Art Australia Online. http://www.daao.org.au/ (accessed 19 October 2012)

Signed portrait of Ben Johnson, middle-aged.

Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Faint signature on left side of image 'W. McLeod'
Silver plaque on bottom edge of painting frame inscribed 'I.O.O.F.M.U. Rose of Australia Lodge no. 4024 Presented to Past Grand B. Johnson by the members of the above lodge for services rendered Sydney 30th March 1876'
Label on back of frame, faded and partially torn, 'P. Brown Picture Fram-... Fine Art Gallery, 215 Pitt St. Sydney'