Early Life and Education Sir John Campbell Longstaff (1861 – 1941) was born in Clunes, Victoria, Australia, on March 10th, 1861. His formative years were marked by a privileged upbringing within a family deeply rooted in the arts—his father, Robert Longstaff, was a solicitor and his cousin, Will Longstaff, also pursued painting as a vocation. Educated initially at Miners Rest School and subsequently Clunes State School, Longstaff’s in…