Julian Rossi Ashton b. 27 January 1851

Also known as J. R. A.
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Founder of the Julian Ashton Art School. Ashton dominated artistic circles in Sydney for over fifty years. He re-established the Society of Artists of which he was President from 1907-1921.

Citations

  • (1883), 'The Bulletin’, Sydney, NSW, 03-24, p.11, ALSO: 1884-07-19, p.16; 1887-12-24, p.9; 1888-09-29, p.8; 1889-01-12, p.6; 1891-09-12, p.20; 1892-12-10, pp.8-9; 1893-09-09, p.14; 1894-03-17, p.14; 1894-10-06, p.8; 1895-10-05, p.20; 1896-03-13, p.6; 1896-03-21, p.20; 1896-06-06, p.10; 1896-09-05, p.7; 1896-09-12, p.12; 1896-12-26, p.13; 1897-05-03, p.5;.

  • Dysart, Dinah, '(Julian Ashton catalogue)’.

  • Astbury, Leigh, 'City Bushmen’.

  • (1888), '(Article on J.R. Ashton)’, Australian Art, January, p.1, see “Alpha” (probably George Collingridge).

  • (1877), London, England, UK: The British Workman, January.

  • (1966), 'Julian Ashton’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vols 1-6, Melbourne 1966-1976.

  • Smith, Ure (1920), 'The Julian Ashton Book’, (special issue of Art in Australia?), Sydney.

  • Ashton, Julian (1941), 'Now Came Still Evening On’, Angus & Robertson, Sydney.

  • Sturgess, Nancy (1997), 'Towards a Catalogue Raisonné, Julian Rossi Ashton’, Master of Arts, Visual Arts Monash.

  • Thomas, Diana, 'Julian Rossi Ashton’, unpub. mss, Mitchell Library.

  • (1902), A.A.A.: All About Australians, 04-01, p.224-25.

  • 'An Aim for Australian Art’, Centennial Magazine vol.1 no.1., p.31.

  • Information sourced from: Deakin, Edwina.

  • (1884), Illustrated Sydney News, 08-02, p.2, ALSO: 1886-05-15, p.16; 1889-10-03, p.32; 1890-05-10, p.20; 1891-12-05, p.12; 1892-05-07, p.111;.

  • Information sourced from: Anderson, Ingrid.

  • (1887), The Western Mail, 09-03.

  • (1891), Table Talk, 04-24.

  • The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia.

  • Ashton. J.R. (1888), 'Art in Australia and its possibilities’, Centennial Magazine no.2., 09-20.

  • 'Joan Kerr Archive’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • From the Artist Camp, A History. Julian Ashton Art School, flyer. PDF accessed 15 Jan 2015

    http://julianashtonartschool.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/GeorgesHeights-History.pdf

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists