Lionel Hornabrooke Jago

Lionel Hornibrook Jago (1882–1953) was an Australian artist active between 1910 and 1950.

Early life and education Jago was born in South Australia in 1882.

He was also an accomplished violinist. Jago moved to Sydney in the late 1940s, living in Woollahra, and exhibited with the Royal Art Society.

He died in 1953. and in 1950 for Merry-go-Rounds, beaten by Harold Greenhill’s Summer Holiday. He was also a finalist for the 1950 Wynne Prize with Promenade – Watson’s Bay, beaten by Lloyd Rees’ The Harbour from McMahon's Point.

In 2009 the Perth City Council held an exhibition, Modern Visions of the City of Perth, which featured his painting East Perth, 1936 Oil on Canvas 25.0 x 36.5, from the Janet Holmes à Court Collection.

His work is also listed in: McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 548; and Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.