Justus Jorgensen
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Australian artist
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Justus Jorgensen (12 May 1893 – 15 May 1975) was an Australian artist and architect. He is best known for establishing the artist colony Montsalvat, located in Eltham.[1]
He was born in East Brighton, Melbourne, third of six children of Simon Jorgensen, a master mariner from Norway, and his Victorian-born wife Nora, née Schreiber. He was a student of Max Meldrum and an early member of his Australian tonalist movement.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Teichmann, Max. "Justus Jorgensen (1893–1975)". Jorgensen, Justus (1893–1975). Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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