Harry J. Weston Explained
Harry J. Weston (1874 – 13 October 1955) was an Australian painter noted for posters and magazine covers. He founded a correspondence school for learning to draw.
Biography
Weston was born Henry John Weston in Hobart, Tasmania to Henry Weston and his wife Agnes Weston.[1]
He grew up in Launceston and may have trained as an architect.[1]
From around 1895 to 1898 he was employed as artist for The Examiner.[2]
He moved to Melbourne around 1900.[3]
He moved to Sydney around 1905[1]
In 1917 he started the "Harry J. Weston School of Postal Drawing", a correspondence course,[4] which was still operating in 1938.[5]
In 1945 he endorsed one of The Examiners publications.[6]
His remains were ashed at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium.[1]
Works
He produced several posters during The Great War (1914–1918), including Were You There Then? and We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!. He painted a large number of watercolors, including many beach and harbour scenes.[7]
He was a founding member of the Society of Australian Black and White Artists or Australian Society of Black and White Artists, and supplied the cover for the first issue of their magazine.[8]
Family
Weston married Maude Byrne of Wynyard, Tasmania at Wynyard on 20 May 1901.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Henry John Weston . Design and Arts Australia Online . 25 December 2021.
- News: Current Topics . . LVIII . 19 . Tasmania, Australia . 22 January 1898 . 26 December 2021 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Current Topics . . LXI . 121 . Tasmania, Australia . 22 May 1901 . 26 December 2021 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Advertising . . 742 . New South Wales, Australia . 17 June 1917 . 26 December 2021 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Advertising . . XX . 13 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 May 1938 . 26 December 2021 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
- News: "The Examiner" Annual Praised . . CIV . 202 . Tasmania, Australia . 3 November 1945 . 26 December 2021 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: Harry (Henry) John Weston Australia, 1874-1938 . Australian and New Zealand Art Sales Digest . 26 December 2021. Several similar sites have 1938 as his year of death
- News: Black-And-White Artists . . 4277 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 July 1924 . 26 December 2021 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Wedding Bells . . Tasmania, Australia . 24 May 1901 . 26 December 2021 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
