Lewis Roy Davies b. 1897 Sydney, New South Wales

Also known as Roy Davies
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Printmaker and the first principal of the National Art School, East Sydney Technical College. His work mainly deals with atmosphere and light.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
Lewis Roy Davies
Also known as Roy Davies
Birth date
1897
Birth place
Sydney, New South Wales
Death date
1979
Death place
None
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Principal of the National Art School, East Sydney Techincal College
Active Period
  • 1921- 1978
Languages
  • English
Training
  • c.1913 Sydney Art School
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

painter and printmaker, was born in Sydney. He studied at the Sydney Art School under Julian Ashton and Mildred Lovett in 1913. In 1921 he began wood engraving with assistance from Lionel Lindsay and was included in Tyrell’s exhibition of woodcuts 1923. Apparently, he mainly did views conveying atmosphere and light, e.g. The Back Gate 1924, wood engraving (AGNSW) – though see A Mate O’ Mine 1924, wood engraving (edn 36) (ill. Bloomfield). M. Danvers Power’s Verse (published byBeacon Press, Sydney, in an edition of 150 in 1930) was illustrated with original black and white linocuts by Davies. He executed a number of large linocuts for a projected work Ecclesiasticus to be published by Ashendene Press, England, in the 1930s, which never eventuated. He showed work regularly with the NSW Society of Artists between the wars and was the first principal of the National Art School, ESTC (1960 61). His work was included in A Survey of Relief Prints 1900 1950 (Deutscher, Melbourne 1978).

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Writers:
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007
associate of
Mildred Esther Lovett
1880
Artist, Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Lionel Lindsay
1874
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
New South Wales Society of Artists
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
Ecclesiasticus
Date
1930
series of linocuts never printed
book illustrations
Date
1930
for Verse by M. Danvers Power
A Mate O' Mine
Date
1924
The Back Gate
Date
1924
Collections
A Survey of Relief Prints 1900 1950
1978
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Melbourne, Victoria
Tyrell's Exhibition of Woodcuts
1923
Exhibition (exhibited at)
None
New South Wales Society of Artists
c.1918- c.1940
Exhibition (exhibited at)
None
Citations:
  • McCulloch, A., (1984), Encyclopedia of Australian Art, 2nd edition, (Place: Melbourne, Victoria)
  • Lebovic and Warner, Fifty Years
  • Holden, Ingrid and Holden, Robert, (1980), Australian Printmaker/Illustrator, Imprint, vol 2
  • Bloomfield, Lin (ed.), (1978), L. Roy Davies, (Place: Odana Editions, Sydney, New South Wales)