John Simeon Ashworth Australia, 1915-79
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About John Ashworth
Born in Victoria in 1915, John Ashworth worked as an industrial designer until World War II when he served with the RAAF. In 1949 he was appointed an art teacher in Victoria and he taught art and social studies at Daylesford Technical High School in the early 1950s. In 1961 became director of the Hamilton Art Gallery, through which he continued his vocation as an art educationalist, until his retirement in 1975, changing the gallery into a communal art centre.
In our database, 5 works by John Ashworth are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1988, of which 5 (100%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
John Ashworth is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 222
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 281
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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