Walter Lacy Jardine (6 May 1884[a] – 24 February 1970)[2] was an Australian commercial artist, known for his draftsmanship.
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 May 1928 he returned to Sydney,[b] 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]
The Coloured Conquest (1904) "Rata" (Thomas Richard Roydhouse) pub. NSW Bookstall Company
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
^"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.
^Jardine, W. (1 October 1910), "October–The Tennis Girl", The Lone Hand, 7 (42), W. McLeod: 43, retrieved 23 May 2023
^Alan McCulloch (1968). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson. SBN090814207.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"Family Notices: Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 March 1977 – via Ryerson Index.
^"Family Notices: Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2015 – via Ryerson Index.
^New South Wales Marriage Register: Registration number 14652/1943