Julian Ashton Art School
The Julian Ashton Art School was established by Julian Ashton in 1890 as the "Academy Julian",[1] (perhaps a reference to the Académie Julian in Paris) has been an influential art school in Australia. For a long time it was known as the Sydney Art School.
The Julian Ashton Art School building, and some of its equipment, have been heritage listed, in part due to the significance of the school itself.[2]
History
After Julian Ashton died in 1942, the school was run by Henry Gibbons (1884–1972). Henry Gibbons had started at the school as a student in April 1919 and soon became the teacher of the night drawing classes. In 1924 Gibbons proposed starting a Saturday afternoon class so that he could teach some of the night drawing students to paint. The Saturday class started in February 1924 and the first nine students were Dobell, Dundas, Passmore, Badham, Lawrence, Brackenreg, Byrne, Hubble and Cox. Gibbons taught many winners of the NSW Traveling Arts Scholarship. Henry Gibbons retired in 1960.[3]
Howard Ashton's son, J. Richard Ashton, and his wife Wenda ran the School from 1960, when, among many gifted artists, Ian Chapman and Archibald Prize winner Francis Giacco attended, until 1977 when Phillip Ashton (Richard's son) became Principal, this being the time of Hadyn Wilson, political cartoonist Bill Leak and artist Paul Newton.
In 1988 the school was incorporated and
Notable alumni
Julian Ashton students have included
The poet Lola Ridge (1873–1941) also studied with Julian Ashton.
Recognising the early talent of Ray Wenban, Ashton taught him gratis, helping him become a respected and successful painter and illustrator.
Samuel Wade, a Brett Whiteley Scholarship winner at the school, went on to win the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Notable principals and teachers
- Julian Ashton, founder
- Sydney Long, a second in command
- Francis Giacco, a teacher
- Elioth Gruner, a second in command
- Paul Delprat, a principal
- Henry Gibbons, a principal
References
- ^ "Mr Julian Ashton: 80th birthday". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 January 1931. Retrieved 26 August 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
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- ^ "ARTSTAS" (PDF). March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2018.