Harry J. Weston

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.

Harry J. Weston in 1907

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. "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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