Walter_Jardine

Walter Jardine

Walter Jardine

Australian commercial artist (1884–1970)

Walter Lacy Jardine (6 May 1884[lower-alpha 1] – 24 February 1970)[2] was an Australian commercial artist, known for his fine draftsmanship.

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Biography

Jardine was born in Macdonaldtown,[2] Sydney, the second son[3] of Alfred Henry Jardine (died before 1913),[4] and his wife Amy Mary Jardine, née Lacy (died 20 April 1936).[5]

When quite young he was apprenticed to newspaper artist J. H. Leonard, and later studied at an art school conducted by J. S. Watkins.[2] By age 17 he was a regular contributing artist to The Australian Star newspaper.[1]

In October 1910 The Lone Hand published his pen and ink drawing, "Tennis girl".[6]

In 1923 he left for New York, where he become known for his detailed drawings on scraper-board,[7] and illustrated William Randolph Hearst’s Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Motor magazines, the American Legion's magazine and other cover art and commercial work, making more money than he could ever earn in Australia.[8]

In May 1928 he returned to Sydney,[lower-alpha 2] where he was soon back at work, creating advertisements that appeared in The Bulletin, Home and other papers as well as posters. He also illustrated articles that appeared in The Bulletin.

By May 1950 he was operating an advertising agency with an office at 66 King Street, Sydney.[10]

Over the years he produced posters advertising some of Australia's best-known brands: Akubra hats, Arnott's Biscuits, Burns Philp travel, Orient Line travel, Pelaco shirts, Qantas air travel, Royal Agricultural Society, Stamina men's wear, Tooth & Co beer, and Tooheys beer.[11]

In 1953 Jardine supplied the cover art for the (Sydney) Carols By Candlelight programme, depicting the Three Wise Men.[12]

On 25 July 1962 the Australian Post Office released a 5d (standard letter) stamp designed by Jardine, to commemorate the centenary of Stuart's crossing the continent.[13] In 1964 they released a series of high-denomination postage stamps, "The Navigators", all bearing artwork by Jardine.[14] The series consisted of 5/- William Dampier, 7/6 James Cook, 10/- Matthew Flinders, £1 George Bass, £2 Phillip Parker King.[lower-alpha 3]

Publications

  • The Art of Walter Jardine (1932).

Illustrated:

Newspaper examples:

  • "The Spirited Ghost". The Sun (Sydney). 6 March 1943. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  • "Souvenir of the War". Sunday Mail. No. 750. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

Family

On 1 June 1918 Jardine married Sylvia Mary Prior[3] (16/12/1892 - died 1/03/1977 aged 85);[15] they had two daughters:

  • Byrl Lillian Jardine (27/03/1919 – 8/09/2015) married Keith John C. Wordsworth (18/08/1920 – 22/08/2006), on 27 September 1941.
  • June Lacy Jardine (24/08/1922 – 9 May 2015)[16] married Peter Booth-Jones (25/11/1920 - 16/08/2013) in 1943[17]
Both men were RAAF officers during the 1938–1945 war. Wordsworth was a Flying Officer, MiD; Booth-Jones was Squadron Leader, No. 76 Squadron and awarded DFC

They had a home at Roseville, New South Wales in 1942.

Notes and references

  1. Later sources give his birthdate as 5 May 1885[1]
  2. On the RMS Aorangi, which ran a regular passenger service Vancouver–Sydney. He left America due to failing eyesight, according to some.[9]
  3. At decimalization, 5d (five pence) equaled 4.2 cents; 10/- (ten shillings) became $1.00; £1 (one pound) $2.00.
  1. [1]
    "DAAO: Walter Jardine". Design and Art of Australia Online. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Anne-Marie Gaudry (1996). Australian Dictionary of Biography: 'Jardine, Walter Lacy (1884–1970). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 895. New South Wales, Australia. 1 June 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 472. New South Wales, Australia. 3 April 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    "Family Notices". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. I, no. 26. New South Wales, Australia. 21 April 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. [6]
    Jardine, W. (1 October 1910), "October–The Tennis Girl", The Lone Hand, 7 (42), W. McLeod: 43, retrieved 23 May 2023
  7. [7]
    Alan McCulloch (1968). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson. SBN 090814207.
  8. [8]
    "Australian Artists Who Have Made Good in the Dollar's Home". The Sun (Sydney). No. 1329. New South Wales, Australia. 16 September 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia. Other Australian artists mentioned are designer Will Barnes, Tom Phelan, Alex Cruickshank (aka Alex Lang), Pat Sullivan, and John Richard Flannigan.
  9. [9]
    "Personal". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 198. New South Wales, Australia. 21 May 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. [10]
    "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 35, 068. New South Wales, Australia. 13 May 1950. p. 36. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. [11]
    "Walter Jardine artwork, posters & prints". Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Striking carol programme cover". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. XVIII, no. 233. New South Wales, Australia. 19 December 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. [13]
    "Centenary of Stuart's Crossing". The Beverley Times. Vol. 57, no. 15. Western Australia. 4 May 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. [14]
    "New Stamp Issue". The Beverley Times. Vol. 2, no. 78. Western Australia. 20 February 1964. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. [15]
    "Family Notices: Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 March 1977 – via Ryerson Index.
  16. [16]
    "Family Notices: Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2015 – via Ryerson Index.
  17. [17]
    New South Wales Marriage Register: Registration number 14652/1943
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