Will Ashton

Sir John William Ashton
OBE
Born
John William Ashton

(1881-09-20)20 September 1881
Clifton, York, England
Died1 September 1963(1963-09-01) (aged 81)
Mosman, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
EducationAcadémie Julian
Known forPainter
MovementImpressionism
AwardsWynne Prize: 1908, 1930, 1939

Sir John William Ashton, OBE, ROI (20 September 1881 – 1 September 1963) was a prolific Australian Impressionist artist and director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1937 to 1943.

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