Walter Lacy Jardine (6 May 1884 – 24 February 1970) was an Australian commercial artist, known for his draftsmanship.

Biography

Jardine was born in Macdonaldtown, Sydney, the second son of Alfred Henry Jardine (died before 1913), and his wife Amy Mary Jardine, née Lacy (died 20 April 1936). When quite young he was apprenticed to newspaper artist J. H. Leonard, and later studied at an art school conducted by J. S. Watkins. By age 17 he was a regular contributing artist to ''

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'' newspaper. In October 1910 '' The Lone Hand'' published his pen and ink drawing, "Tennis girl". In 1923 he left for New York, where he become known for his detailed drawings on scraper-board, and illustrated

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’s ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazines, the

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's magazine and other cover art and commercial work, making more money than he could ever earn in Australia. In May 1928 he returned to Sydney, 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

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. Over the years he produced posters advertising some of Australia's best-known brands:

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hats,

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travel,

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travel,

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shirts,

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air travel, Royal Agricultural Society, Stamina men's wear,

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beer, and

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beer. In 1953 Jardine supplied the cover art for the (Sydney)

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programme, depicting the

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. On 25 July 1962 the Australian Post Office released a 5d (standard letter) stamp designed by Jardine, to commemorate the centenary of

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's crossing the continent. In 1964 they released a series of high-denomination postage stamps, "The Navigators", all bearing artwork by Jardine. The series consisted of 5/-

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, 7/6

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, 10/-

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, £1

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, £2

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Publications

*''The Art of Walter Jardine'' (1932). Illustrated: *''The Coloured Conquest'' (1904) "Rata" (Thomas Richard Roydhouse) pub.

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Newspaper examples: * *

Family

On 1 June 1918 Jardine married Sylvia Mary Prior (16/12/1892 - died 1/03/1977 aged 85); 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) married Peter Booth-Jones (25/11/1920 - 16/08/2013) in 1943New South Wales Marriage Register: Registration number 14652/1943 ::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

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in 1942.

External links

Australian Heritage Prints: Walter JardinePikita Press: some advertisements

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jardine, Walter 1884 births 1970 deaths Australian artists Australian poster artists Australian stamp designers