Jack Cato | |
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.jpg) Athol Shmith, Jack Cato, circa 1955. National Library of Australia | |
| Born | 4 April 1889 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 14 August 1971 (aged 85) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | John Cyril Cato |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer and author |
| Known for | author; The Story of the Camera in Australia |
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| Children | Paula Lawrence, John Cato |
John Cyril "Jack" Cato, F.R.P.S. (4 April 1889 – 14 August 1971) was a significant Australian portrait photographer in the pictorialist style, operating in the first half of the twentieth century. He was the author of the first history of Australian photography; The Story of the Camera in Australia (1955)