John Austin Sands Monks (1850–1917) was an American painter and etcher known especially for his paintings of sheep.

Born in Cold Spring, New York, to John and Sarah Catherine Monks, he was educated at the Hudson River Institute and studied engraving under George N. Cass and painting under George Inness.

He was a longtime resident of Medfield, Massachusetts and designed that town's corporate seal in 1896,[1] which is also featured on the town's flag.

[6] He died in Chicago while visiting his daughter at the age of 66.

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