Harry J. Weston

Harry J. Weston in 1907

Harry J. Weston (1874 – 13 October 1955)[1] 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 Examiner's 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Henry John Weston". Design and Arts Australia Online. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Current Topics". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 19. Tasmania, Australia. 22 January 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Current Topics". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. LXI, no. 121. Tasmania, Australia. 22 May 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Advertising". The Sun (Sydney). No. 742. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1917. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Advertising". Smith's Weekly. Vol. XX, no. 13. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ ""The Examiner" Annual Praised". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. CIV, no. 202. Tasmania, Australia. 3 November 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Harry (Henry) John Weston Australia, 1874-1938". Australian and New Zealand Art Sales Digest. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Several similar sites have 1938 as his year of death
  8. ^ "Black-And-White Artists". The Sun (Sydney). No. 4277. New South Wales, Australia. 18 July 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Wedding Bells". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times. Tasmania, Australia. 24 May 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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