Roy Parkinson Explained

Roy Philip Parkinson (3 June 1901 – 9 May 1945) was an Australian artist, known for his watercolour paintings. His works are collected in a number of Australian galleries.

Early life

Roy Parkinson was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 3 June 1901 to parents Cyril Parkinson and his wife Jane Silcock.[1] He studied at Brisbane State High School[2] and later studied art at the Brisbane Central Technical College under F. J. Martyn Roberts. He also took lessons from William Bustard and Hubert Jarvis.[3]

Parkinson exhibited his work in Brisbane,[4] Sydney and Melbourne[5] and travelled to Victoria to take in different subjects for his paintings.[6] At an exhibition in 1930, 49 of his works were sold, a record for sales at a private exhibition at that point.[7] One of his works was submitted to the Coronation Exhibition in London in 1937, along with other significant Queensland artists of the period, including Vida Lahey.[8] He was President of the Royal Queensland Art Society in 1934.Archive

Parkinson taught art and was an art critic for the local newspapers. He applied to be a war artist during World War II.[9] The book Praise life and practise art, which was published posthumously in 1946 represented a collection of the transcripts of some of his radio interviews on various topics.[10]

Legacy

Parkinson married Gladys Ann Canning in 1928.[11] He died 9 May 1945, after suffering from ill health and was survived by his wife.[12]

Collections

Archive

Parkinson's papers including photographs of some of his work are held in the Fryer Library of The University of Queensland.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Record details of Roy Philip Parkinson. 19 November 2020. www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au. en-AU.
  2. News: 3 July 1926. State High School. 4. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872–1947). 19 November 2020.
  3. News: 24 April 1954. Art panel selection. 19. Brisbane Telegraph (Qld. : 1948–1954). 19 November 2020.
  4. News: 11 November 1933. Art and Artists.. 19. Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933–1954). 19 November 2020.
  5. Web site: State Library Victoria – Viewer. 19 November 2020. State Library Victoria.
  6. News: 20 October 1934. QUEENSLANDER ON TOUR WITH BRUSH AND PEN. 21. Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933–1954). 19 November 2020.
  7. News: 18 December 1940. Talk With Lord Mayor on City Hall Gallery. 10. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872–1947). 19 November 2020.
  8. News: 13 February 1937. Disappointment Over Queensland Response To Empire Art Show. 11. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872–1947). 19 November 2020.
  9. Web site: RecordSearch National Archives of Australia. 19 November 2020. recordsearch.naa.gov.au.
  10. News: 25 January 1947. Book News. 14. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842–1954). 19 November 2020.
  11. News: 9 October 1928. PARKINSON—CANNING.. 20. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864–1933). 19 November 2020.
  12. News: 24 June 1945. WELL-KNOWN ARTIST'S TRAGIC DEATH. 20. Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900–1954). 19 November 2020.
  13. Web site: NGV Collection: Roy Parkinson. 18 September 2021. National Gallery of Victoria.
  14. Web site: 18 March 2014. Transparent: Watercolour in Queensland 1850s–1980s. 19 November 2020. QAGOMA Blog. en-AU.
  15. Web site: Roy Parkinson (b.1901, d.1945). 2021-09-18. Castlemaine Art Museum Collection Online. en.
  16. News: 8 November 1933. PICTURES OF CHARM.. 12. Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933–1954). 19 November 2020.
  17. Web site: Roy P. Parkinson Papers–Fryer Manuscripts. 19 November 2020. manuscripts.library.uq.edu.au.

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