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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Roland Shakespeare Wakelin was born on 17 April 1887 in [[Greytown, New Zealand|Greytown]], [[New Zealand]]. He studied at [[Wellington Technical School]] from 1902 to 1903. Shortly after, while working in the Land and Income Tax Department, he took night classes in painting under [[Henri Bastings]]. In 1908 and 1909, he visited his brother in Sydney then in 1912 joined him, then enrolled in the [[Royal Art Society]] School to study drawing and painting under [[Dattilo Rubbo]] alongside fellow students Smith, [[Norah Simpson]] and de Maistre.<ref name="Design">{{cite web | url =http://www.daao.org.au/bio/norah-simpson/biography/? | title = Norah Simpson: Biography | last = Gray | first = Anne | publisher = Design and Art Australia Online | date = 7 May 2012 | access-date = 30 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="adbonline.anu.edu.au">{{Cite book|url=http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120391b.htm|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}}</ref><!-- other sources imply he was studying art at Wellington Technical School --> |
Roland Shakespeare Wakelin was born on 17 April 1887 in [[Greytown, New Zealand|Greytown]], [[New Zealand]]. He studied at [[Wellington Technical School]] from 1902 to 1903. Shortly after, while working in the Land and Income Tax Department, he took night classes in painting under [[Henri Bastings]]. In 1908 and 1909, he visited his brother in Sydney then in 1912 joined him, then enrolled in the [[Royal Art Society]] School to study drawing and painting under [[Dattilo Rubbo]] alongside fellow students Smith, [[Norah Simpson]] and [[Roy De Maistre|Roy de Maistre.]]<ref name="Design">{{cite web | url =http://www.daao.org.au/bio/norah-simpson/biography/? | title = Norah Simpson: Biography | last = Gray | first = Anne | publisher = Design and Art Australia Online | date = 7 May 2012 | access-date = 30 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name="adbonline.anu.edu.au">{{Cite book|url=http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120391b.htm|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}}</ref><!-- other sources imply he was studying art at Wellington Technical School --> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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[[File:Roland Wakelin - The fruit seller of Farm Cove - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|''The fruit seller of Farm Cove'', 1915]] |
[[File:Roland Wakelin - The fruit seller of Farm Cove - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|''The fruit seller of Farm Cove'', 1915]] |
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In 1913, he started working at the New South Wales Land Tax Office. In 1914, he started working as a [[ticket writer]] for [[Foy & Gibson|Mark Foy's]] and [[David Jones Limited|David Jones]] department stores, then from 1916 worked for the commercial art firm of [[Sydney Ure Smith|Smith and Julius]]. |
In 1913, he started working at the New South Wales Land Tax Office. In 1914, he started working as a [[ticket writer]] for [[Foy & Gibson|Mark Foy's]] and [[David Jones Limited|David Jones]] department stores, then from 1916 worked for the commercial art firm of [[Sydney Ure Smith|Smith and Julius]]. |
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In 1919, together with [[Roy De Maistre|Roy de Maistre]], he held a two-man exhibition ''Colour in Art'' influenced by [[Cézanne]], [[Gauguin]] and [[Van Gogh]] at [[Gayfield Shaw]]'s art salon in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nga.gov.au/exhibition/oceantooutback/Detail.cfm?IRN=109697&BioArtistIRN=22997&MnuID=SRCH|title = OCEAN to OUTBACK Australian Landscape Paintings 1850-1950 | Roland WAKELIN | Barn near Tuggerah}}</ref> |
In 1919, together with [[Roy De Maistre|Roy de Maistre]], he held a two-man exhibition ''Colour in Art'' influenced by [[Cézanne]], [[Gauguin]] and [[Van Gogh]] at [[Gayfield Shaw]]'s art salon in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nga.gov.au/exhibition/oceantooutback/Detail.cfm?IRN=109697&BioArtistIRN=22997&MnuID=SRCH|title = OCEAN to OUTBACK Australian Landscape Paintings 1850-1950 | Roland WAKELIN | Barn near Tuggerah}}</ref> Before leaving for London, Wakelin exhibited at the art gallery of Anthony Horden and Sons. A review in the Sydney Morning Herald described his work as "daring," displaying "a splendid audacity" and a "spirit of modernism."<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 Feb 1922 |title=Roland Wakelin's Pictures |pages=15 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> |
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He worked in London as a freelance artist (spending some time in Paris) from 1922 to 1924. |
He worked in London as a freelance artist (spending some time in Paris) from 1922 to 1924. |
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On his return to [[Sydney]] in 1925 he held an exhibition of his work, largely influenced by [[Cézanne]], at [[John Henry Young|John Young]]'s [[Macquarie Galleries]]. He held frequent further exhibitions between 1928 and 1970, with a memorial exhibition held in 1972. |
On his return to [[Sydney]] in 1925 he held an exhibition of his work, largely influenced by [[Cézanne]], at [[John Henry Young|John Young]]'s [[Macquarie Galleries]]. An insight into his professional life can be found in a comment in the Daily Telegraph in 1928. The writer describes Wakelin as "the most solitary artist in Sydney," who "for fifteen years has worked practically alone."<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 Aug 1928 |title=Roland Wakelin Exhibition |pages=5 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>He held frequent further exhibitions between 1928 and 1970, with a memorial exhibition held in 1972. An example of his work, exhibited in 1944 at the Macquarie Galleries, the reviewer describes Wakelin as having an exploring temperament and "one of our most forceful painters."<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 Oct 1944 |title=Roland Wakelin |pages=2 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> |
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From 1924 to 1941, he worked for the commercial art firm of [[O'Brien Publicity]]. From 1942 to 1949, he worked in the drawing department of [[Edward H O'Brien]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edwardhobrien.com.au/|title=EDWARD H O'BRIEN ENTERPRISES PTY LTD|website=www.edwardhobrien.com.au}}</ref> who were joint venturers with the [[Postmaster General's Department]] (now [[Telstra]]) for the end-to-end production of the [[Yellow Pages]], a local Australian business directory. He was in [[Melbourne]] in 1950–51 teaching at the National Gallery School then in the [[University of Sydney]] from 1952 teaching part-time, mostly to architecture students. From 1956 to 1957, he toured Europe, visiting England, Holland, France and Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/cv/wakelin_bio.html |title=Roland Wakelin - Biography - Australian Paintings |website=www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831183102/http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/cv/wakelin_bio.html |archive-date=2006-08-31}}</ref> |
From 1924 to 1941, he worked for the commercial art firm of [[O'Brien Publicity]]. From 1942 to 1949, he worked in the drawing department of [[Edward H O'Brien]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edwardhobrien.com.au/|title=EDWARD H O'BRIEN ENTERPRISES PTY LTD|website=www.edwardhobrien.com.au}}</ref> who were joint venturers with the [[Postmaster General's Department]] (now [[Telstra]]) for the end-to-end production of the [[Yellow Pages]], a local Australian business directory. He was in [[Melbourne]] in 1950–51 teaching at the National Gallery School then in the [[University of Sydney]] from 1952 teaching part-time, mostly to architecture students. From 1956 to 1957, he toured Europe, visiting England, Holland, France and Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/cv/wakelin_bio.html |title=Roland Wakelin - Biography - Australian Paintings |website=www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831183102/http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/cv/wakelin_bio.html |archive-date=2006-08-31}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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He died on 28 May 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 May 1971|title=Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers|url=http://ryersonindex.net/index.htm|access-date=1 Dec 2022}}</ref> |
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He died on 28 May 1971. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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*''Encyclopedia of Australian Art'', Alan McCulloch, Hutchison of London, 1968 |
*''[https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQRM04bRZ Encyclopedia of Australian Art]'', Alan McCulloch, Hutchison of London, 1968 |
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* {{Cite book |title="Ronald Wakelin" The Australian Landscape and its Artists |last=Lynn |first=Elwyn |publisher=Bay Books |year=1977 |isbn=0 85835 143-9 |location= |pages=98–101}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 06:33, 4 December 2022
Roland Wakelin | |
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| Born | 17 April 1887 Greytown, New Zealand |
| Died | 28 May 1971 |
| Education | Wellington Technical School Royal Art Society |
| Occupation | Painter |
Roland Wakelin (17 April 1887 – 28 May 1971) was a New Zealand-born Australian painter and teacher.
Early life
Roland Shakespeare Wakelin was born on 17 April 1887 in Greytown, New Zealand. He studied at Wellington Technical School from 1902 to 1903. Shortly after, while working in the Land and Income Tax Department, he took night classes in painting under Henri Bastings. In 1908 and 1909, he visited his brother in Sydney then in 1912 joined him, then enrolled in the Royal Art Society School to study drawing and painting under Dattilo Rubbo alongside fellow students Smith, Norah Simpson and Roy de Maistre.[1][2]
Career
In 1913, he started working at the New South Wales Land Tax Office. In 1914, he started working as a ticket writer for Mark Foy's and David Jones department stores, then from 1916 worked for the commercial art firm of Smith and Julius. In 1919, together with Roy de Maistre, he held a two-man exhibition Colour in Art influenced by Cézanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh at Gayfield Shaw's art salon in Sydney.[3] Before leaving for London, Wakelin exhibited at the art gallery of Anthony Horden and Sons. A review in the Sydney Morning Herald described his work as "daring," displaying "a splendid audacity" and a "spirit of modernism."[4]
He worked in London as a freelance artist (spending some time in Paris) from 1922 to 1924.
On his return to Sydney in 1925 he held an exhibition of his work, largely influenced by Cézanne, at John Young's Macquarie Galleries. An insight into his professional life can be found in a comment in the Daily Telegraph in 1928. The writer describes Wakelin as "the most solitary artist in Sydney," who "for fifteen years has worked practically alone."[5]He held frequent further exhibitions between 1928 and 1970, with a memorial exhibition held in 1972. An example of his work, exhibited in 1944 at the Macquarie Galleries, the reviewer describes Wakelin as having an exploring temperament and "one of our most forceful painters."[6]
From 1924 to 1941, he worked for the commercial art firm of O'Brien Publicity. From 1942 to 1949, he worked in the drawing department of Edward H O'Brien,[7] who were joint venturers with the Postmaster General's Department (now Telstra) for the end-to-end production of the Yellow Pages, a local Australian business directory. He was in Melbourne in 1950–51 teaching at the National Gallery School then in the University of Sydney from 1952 teaching part-time, mostly to architecture students. From 1956 to 1957, he toured Europe, visiting England, Holland, France and Italy.[8]
He was an affable, sociable man of considerable attainments in fields other than painting - he read widely and had a fine bass voice, with a repertoire from popular songs and Gilbert and Sullivan to Mozart and Bach.[2] Wakelin, De Maistre and Grace Cossington Smith are regarded as founding the modern movement in Sydney.[9]
Death
He died on 28 May 1971.[10]
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Alan McCulloch, Hutchison of London, 1968
- Lynn, Elwyn (1977). "Ronald Wakelin" The Australian Landscape and its Artists. Bay Books. pp. 98–101. ISBN 0 85835 143-9.
References
- ^ Gray, Anne (7 May 2012). "Norah Simpson: Biography". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "OCEAN to OUTBACK Australian Landscape Paintings 1850-1950 | Roland WAKELIN | Barn near Tuggerah".
- ^ "Roland Wakelin's Pictures". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 February 1922. p. 15.
- ^ "Roland Wakelin Exhibition". The Daily Telegraph. 23 August 1928. p. 5.
- ^ "Roland Wakelin". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 October 1944. p. 2.
- ^ "EDWARD H O'BRIEN ENTERPRISES PTY LTD". www.edwardhobrien.com.au.
- ^ "Roland Wakelin - Biography - Australian Paintings". www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006.
- ^ "Art New Zealand". www.art-newzealand.com.
- ^ "Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers". 28 May 1971. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
