| 词条 | John White (South Australian painter) |
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John White (1854 – 8 January 1943) was a South Australian painter and pharmacist. HistoryJohn White was born in Bath, England and trained as a pharmacist in Bristol. He emigrated to South Australia in 1878,[1] and set up a chemist's shop on Rundle Street, Kent Town,[2] and was in partnership with Philip John Evans as chemists of The Parade, Norwood until April 1888.[3] He purchased the retail arm of F. H. Faulding & Co., and set up pharmacies in Graves Street, Kadina from 1919, operated by his son H. G. White, and at Port Lincoln.[1] He was a member of George Brookman's original Coolgardie Goldmining Prospecting Company Limited,[4] and made a fortune in the gold mines of Western Australia.[5] He retired in 1899, leaving W. J. Burton as manager of the business. PaintingHe was highly respected as a fine amateur painter and connoisseur, judge and lecturer.[6] He was a founding member of the Adelaide Easel Club in 1892, and its treasurer from 1899. He joined the South Australian Society of Arts when the two clubs merged in 1901 and was served as its president 1911–1914; 1919–1921 and 1923–1927. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery[7] and president of the council, S.A. School of Arts and Crafts 1926–1928.
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He continued into old age to paint and exhibit fine works, but was no longer selected for special comment by newspaper critics. Other interestsHe was on the board of management of the Adelaide Hospital. FamilyHe married Katherine Isabella "Kate" Brookman ( – 2 November 1893), second daughter of Benjamin Brookman of Parkside, South Australia, on 24 August 1882. She died after giving birth to son Howard.
References1. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129334520 |title=Pen Portraits of People |newspaper=The News |location=Adelaide |date=11 December 1926 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=6 Edition: Sporting |publisher=National Library of Australia}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:White, John}}2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73195536 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The South Australian Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=8 April 1880 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36430065 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The South Australian Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=21 April 1888 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168270851 |title=Death of Sir George Brookman |newspaper=The Observer |location=Adelaide |date=25 June 1927 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=43 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166411117 |title=Personalities. |newspaper=Quiz |location=Adelaide |date=7 August 1903 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55612665 |title=The Society of Arts - Excellent speeches |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=30 November 1903 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^McCulloch, Alan, Encyclopaedia of Australian Art Hutchinson of London 1968 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46875974 |title=Three Interesting Things |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=14 August 1888 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4846030 |title=Society of Arts |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=4 July 1901 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55693112 |title=The Exhibitors |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=24 July 1902 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56218283 |title=The Pictures |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=23 July 1903 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 12. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5111875 |title=Federal Art Exhibition |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=8 November 1906 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5137479 |title=Federal Art Exhibition |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=7 November 1908 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5256528 |title=Society of Arts |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=14 April 1910 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 15. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59243220 |title=Federal Art Exhibition |newspaper=The Register |location=Adelaide |date=14 November 1912 |accessdate=2 February 2015 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5 : Australian pharmacists|1854 births|1943 deaths|19th-century Australian painters|20th-century Australian painters |
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