James Peter Quinn

[1] He studied part-time under Frederick McCubbin 1887–1999, at the Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria Art School under George Folingsby and Bernard Hall 1889–1893, then in Paris at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts from 1893–1901 under Jean Paul Laurens aided by a National Gallery of Victoria travelling scholarship.

[1] He spent time painting at the Etaples art colony in northern France, alongside other Australians including Rupert Bunny and Hilda Rix Nicholas.

Monash, credited as the most resourceful and innovative General of WW1, planned and carried out with his 5 Australian Divisions, and the Canadian Corps on their right flank, the significant victory at the Battle of Amiens, 8 Aug 1918 - 0808 - which brought about the earlier than expected end to WW1.

[4] He rejoined the highly conservative Victorian Artists Society and was even president for a record 12 years, and in 1937 he became a foundation member of, and exhibited with, Robert Menzies' anti-modernist organisation, the Australian Academy of Art.

[7] His openness to modern art made him no friends and was later the basis of a public confrontation with Prime Minister Robert Menzies.

James Quinn standing fifth from the left in this group portrait of Australian official war artists, 1916-1918 by George Coates, 1920. Oil on canvas, 124.2 x 104.5 cm. The painting presents, left to right: front — George Bell ; standing — John Longstaff , Charles Bryant , George Washington Lambert , A. Henry Fullwood , Quinn (leaning over Leist), H. Septimus Power , Arthur Streeton ; and seated back — Will Dyson , Fred Leist .
My friend Harold Parker, c. 1907. Oil on canvas on board, 35.5 x 31 cm., collection of the National Library of Australia
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Chauvel, 1919. Oil on canvas, 121.2 x 75.2 cm., collection of the Australian War Memorial