288:, and organized the NSW sesquicentenary exhibition of Australian art, which opened in February 1938. The gallery had been criticised for inadequate lighting, which he was able to address, but was constrained by the exigencies of wartime economy from much-needed extensions, and resigned in November 1943, but hung on as acting director for another six months. Applications for a replacement had been received from
40:
264:, wrote that the Seine had first ‘captured his heart’ during his student days, and the ‘fascination of its swiftly running waters, its bridges, its barges and those remarkable rows of buildings broken by the trees that adorn both sides have never ceased to hold him and to draw him again and again to Paris’. He was retained as advisor to the
1000:
995:
202:, where his father was art teacher, from 1889 to 1897. Neither academically nor athletically inclined. On leaving school, he received further training from his father; fellow students included
252:
In the years 1912–1914 he painted in
Britain, Europe, and Egypt. He returned to Australia for a year, but was back in London with his family 1915–1917. He made other trips in company with
1015:
970:
260:
and the
Impressionist oil paintings he made on each of these trips sold well on his return to Australia. In particular, Ashton loved painting in France. His friend,
397:
His paintings are held by the
National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
426:
He married again, to the widow
Winfreda Isabel "Freda" Hoggard, née Luxmoore, (1904 – 9 May 1989), on 6 February 1961. She was murdered on Military Road,
985:
372:
29:
234:
391:
241:(no relation). In 1905 he returned to Adelaide, where his "Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris" was hailed as a masterpiece, and purchased by the
990:
265:
975:
545:
980:
498:
380:
336:
152:
925:
349:
342:
285:
242:
160:
406:
1010:
1005:
148:
420:
257:
791:
735:
707:
606:
463:
192:
183:, and his wife Mary Elizabeth Ashton (died 18 September 1945). His father emigrated to Australia, arriving at
888:
519:
427:
357:
191:
in
January 1884 and founding a school of painting in "unpretentious but commodious" premises on The Parade,
86:
918:
273:
818:
679:
327:
269:
230:
199:
180:
861:
276:
prize in 1933 and 1938. Ashton also won the Wynne Prize for a second and third time in 1930 and 1939.
965:
960:
218:
293:
316:
305:
211:
652:
226:
203:
105:
494:
431:
935:
763:
301:
237:, around which time he adopted the name "Will Ashton" to avoid confusion with his father or
222:
245:. After holding exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide, in 1908, he won the
438:
376:
188:
387:
309:
297:
253:
954:
238:
172:
156:
125:
64:
839:
814:
413:
Adrian Olsson Ashton CBE (9 November 1906 – 1982) was a leading architect in Sydney.
683:. Vol. 47, no. 5. New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1938. p. 10
523:. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 610. South Australia. 26 January 1923. p. 5
405:
On 31 January 1906 Ashton married May
Millman (1880–1958), one of his students, at
195:
in 1885. His wife and son arrived at a later date, but generally given as in 1884.
610:. Vol. XLVIII, no. 14, 684. South Australia. 9 November 1905. p. 9
577:
332:
a member of the
Commonwealth Art Advisory Board from 1918 and chairman 1953–1962.
892:. Vol. LXVII, no. 5, 264. South Australia. 22 January 1910. p. 29
289:
261:
246:
207:
135:
467:. Vol. XXIII, no. 6, 616. South Australia. 14 January 1886. p. 4
883:
758:
674:
458:
786:
730:
702:
514:
601:
795:. No. 29, 229. New South Wales, Australia. 9 September 1931. p. 5
739:. No. 33, 105. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1944. p. 4
437:
Ashton's only sibling was a sister, Edith Ashton (born 1887), who married
39:
184:
115:
711:. No. 33, 181. New South Wales, Australia. 29 April 1944. p. 3
630:
579:
Australian
Dictionary of Biography: Ashton, Sir John William (1881–1963)
176:
68:
308:
was instead taken on in a temporary capacity until the appointment of
926:
Director and
Secretary of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales
862:"The Robert Menzies Collection: Ashton, Adrian Olsson (1906 - 1982)"
767:. No. 10736. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1944. p. 3
229:
in Paris for a year. Ashton had several paintings accepted by the
155:(20 September 1881 – 1 September 1963) was a prolific Australian
368:
He was awarded the (Sydney) Society of
Artists' medal in 1944.
1001:
Directors and Presidents of the Art Gallery of New South Wales
582:. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
996:
Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
390:
was purchased by the Commonwealth government for the
217:
He left for London in 1900, where he studied at the
379:on 11 June 1960 for his service as chairman of the
131:
121:
111:
101:
93:
75:
46:
23:
268:and private collectors, and as examiner for the
576:"Ashton, Sir John William (Will) (1881–1963)".
1016:Members of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
284:In 1937 Ashton was appointed director of the
8:
419:Basil York Ashton, (23 May 1919 – ) born in
907:
900:– via National Library of Australia.
803:– via National Library of Australia.
691:– via National Library of Australia.
618:– via National Library of Australia.
531:– via National Library of Australia.
475:– via National Library of Australia.
373:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
38:
20:
235:Salon de la Société des Artistes Français
971:People educated at Prince Alfred College
450:
416:Colin Millman Ashton (5 August 1911 – )
319:in June 1944, which he ran until 1947.
315:Ashton was appointed first director of
161:National Art Gallery of New South Wales
540:
538:
571:
569:
567:
565:
563:
493:. Vol. 1. Hutchinson Australia.
484:
482:
356:Ashton died of cancer at his home in
7:
864:. The University of Melbourne. 2013
343:Australian Painter-Etchers' Society
266:National Gallery of South Australia
243:National Gallery of South Australia
14:
986:Australian Impressionist painters
548:. Design and Art Australia Online
441:(died 1961) on 22 December 1909.
375:on 1 January 1941 and was made a
381:Commonwealth Art Advisory Board
337:Royal Institute of Oil Painters
491:Encyclopedia of Australian Art
341:elected vice-president of the
286:Art Gallery of New South Wales
1:
731:"Directorship of Art Gallery"
546:"John William Ashton b. 1881"
407:Christ Church, North Adelaide
225:studios, then in 1902 at the
759:"Art Gallery for City Store"
991:Australian Knights Bachelor
159:artist and director of the
1032:
787:"Painter-Etchers' Society"
421:Chatswood, New South Wales
932:
923:
915:
910:
792:The Sydney Morning Herald
736:The Sydney Morning Herald
708:The Sydney Morning Herald
607:The Advertiser (Adelaide)
464:The Express and Telegraph
392:National Portrait Gallery
179:, the only son of artist
37:
942:as temporary appointment
631:"The Art of Will Ashton"
602:"Federal Art Exhibition"
386:A portrait of Ashton by
371:Ashton was appointed an
981:Australian art curators
842:. Australian Government
520:The Register (Adelaide)
489:Alan McCulloch (1984).
409:. They had three sons:
358:Mosman, New South Wales
317:David Jones Art Gallery
145:Sir John William Ashton
87:Mosman, New South Wales
25:Sir John William Ashton
976:Académie Julian alumni
274:Godfrey Rivers Bequest
819:Australian Government
815:"It's an Honour: OBE"
703:"Former Art Director"
680:The Australian Worker
629:Heysen, Hans (1929).
328:Royal Drawing Society
270:Royal Drawing Society
231:Royal Academy of Arts
200:Prince Alfred College
840:"It's an Honour: Kt"
1011:Wynne Prize winners
1006:Artists from Sydney
306:Macquarie Galleries
300:. None was chosen;
171:Ashton was born in
163:from 1937 to 1943.
51:John William Ashton
775:– via Trove.
747:– via Trove.
719:– via Trove.
350:Society of Artists
304:, director of the
233:, London, and the
138:: 1908, 1930, 1939
949:
948:
945:
933:Succeeded by
911:Cultural offices
655:. Art Gallery NSW
432:John Wayne Glover
430:by serial killer
322:Ashton was also:
142:
141:
61:20 September 1881
16:Australian artist
1023:
939:
936:John Henry Young
916:Preceded by
908:
902:
901:
899:
897:
884:"Family Notices"
880:
874:
873:
871:
869:
858:
852:
851:
849:
847:
836:
830:
829:
827:
825:
811:
805:
804:
802:
800:
783:
777:
776:
774:
772:
764:The Sun (Sydney)
755:
749:
748:
746:
744:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
699:
693:
692:
690:
688:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
649:
643:
642:
635:Art in Australia
626:
620:
619:
617:
615:
598:
592:
591:
589:
587:
573:
558:
557:
555:
553:
542:
533:
532:
530:
528:
511:
505:
504:
486:
477:
476:
474:
472:
455:
335:a member of the
326:a member of the
302:John Henry Young
249:for landscapes.
198:Ashton attended
82:
79:1 September 1963
60:
58:
42:
32:
21:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1020:
951:
950:
938:
929:
921:
919:James Macdonald
906:
905:
895:
893:
882:
881:
877:
867:
865:
860:
859:
855:
845:
843:
838:
837:
833:
823:
821:
813:
812:
808:
798:
796:
785:
784:
780:
770:
768:
757:
756:
752:
742:
740:
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
701:
700:
696:
686:
684:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
651:
650:
646:
628:
627:
623:
613:
611:
600:
599:
595:
585:
583:
575:
574:
561:
551:
549:
544:
543:
536:
526:
524:
513:
512:
508:
501:
488:
487:
480:
470:
468:
459:"Theatre Royal"
457:
456:
452:
447:
439:Ernest Anthoney
403:
377:Knight Bachelor
366:
282:
227:Académie Julian
189:South Australia
169:
106:Académie Julian
89:
84:
80:
71:
62:
56:
54:
53:
52:
33:
28:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1029:
1027:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
953:
952:
947:
946:
934:
931:
922:
917:
913:
912:
904:
903:
875:
853:
831:
806:
778:
750:
722:
694:
666:
644:
621:
593:
559:
534:
506:
499:
478:
449:
448:
446:
443:
424:
423:
417:
414:
402:
399:
388:William Dargie
365:
362:
354:
353:
348:member of the
346:
339:
333:
330:
310:Hal Missingham
298:Louis McCubbin
294:Frank Medworth
281:
278:
258:Charles Bryant
254:Lionel Lindsay
168:
165:
140:
139:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:
112:Known for
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
85:
83:(aged 81)
77:
73:
72:
63:
50:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1028:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
958:
956:
944:
943:
937:
928:
927:
920:
914:
909:
891:
890:
885:
879:
876:
863:
857:
854:
841:
835:
832:
820:
816:
810:
807:
794:
793:
788:
782:
779:
766:
765:
760:
754:
751:
738:
737:
732:
726:
723:
710:
709:
704:
698:
695:
682:
681:
676:
675:"Just a Word"
670:
667:
654:
653:"Wynne Prize"
648:
645:
640:
636:
632:
625:
622:
609:
608:
603:
597:
594:
581:
580:
572:
570:
568:
566:
564:
560:
547:
541:
539:
535:
522:
521:
516:
515:"Will Ashton"
510:
507:
502:
496:
492:
485:
483:
479:
466:
465:
460:
454:
451:
444:
442:
440:
435:
433:
429:
422:
418:
415:
412:
411:
410:
408:
400:
398:
395:
393:
389:
384:
382:
378:
374:
369:
363:
361:
359:
351:
347:
344:
340:
338:
334:
331:
329:
325:
324:
323:
320:
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
279:
277:
275:
272:. He won the
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
250:
248:
244:
240:
239:Julian Ashton
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
215:
213:
212:Hayley Leaver
209:
205:
201:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
173:Clifton, York
166:
164:
162:
158:
157:Impressionist
154:
150:
146:
137:
134:
130:
127:
126:Impressionism
124:
120:
117:
114:
110:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
78:
74:
70:
66:
65:Clifton, York
49:
45:
41:
36:
31:
22:
19:
941:
940:
924:
894:. Retrieved
887:
878:
866:. Retrieved
856:
844:. Retrieved
834:
822:. Retrieved
809:
797:. Retrieved
790:
781:
769:. Retrieved
762:
753:
741:. Retrieved
734:
725:
713:. Retrieved
706:
697:
685:. Retrieved
678:
669:
657:. Retrieved
647:
638:
634:
624:
612:. Retrieved
605:
596:
584:. Retrieved
578:
550:. Retrieved
525:. Retrieved
518:
509:
490:
469:. Retrieved
462:
453:
436:
425:
404:
396:
385:
370:
367:
355:
321:
314:
283:
251:
216:
197:
181:James Ashton
170:
144:
143:
81:(1963-09-01)
18:
966:1963 deaths
961:1881 births
500:009148300-X
364:Recognition
290:Rah Fizelle
262:Hans Heysen
247:Wynne Prize
208:Hans Heysen
136:Wynne Prize
94:Nationality
955:Categories
930:1937–1943
896:6 February
868:6 February
824:21 January
799:6 February
771:6 February
743:6 February
715:6 February
687:6 February
659:6 February
614:6 February
586:6 February
552:6 February
527:6 February
471:6 February
445:References
280:Later life
204:W. C. Quin
167:Early life
97:Australian
57:1881-09-20
352:in Sydney
102:Education
889:Observer
185:Adelaide
122:Movement
846:8 April
223:Talmage
193:Norwood
177:England
116:Painter
69:England
497:
428:Mosman
401:Family
296:, and
219:Olsson
210:, and
132:Awards
898:2021
870:2021
848:2020
826:2010
801:2021
773:2021
745:2021
717:2021
689:2021
661:2021
616:2021
588:2021
554:2021
529:2021
495:ISBN
473:2021
345:1931
76:Died
47:Born
256:or
153:ROI
149:OBE
30:OBE
957::
886:.
817:.
789:.
761:.
733:.
705:.
677:.
639:28
637:.
633:.
604:.
562:^
537:^
517:.
481:^
461:.
434:.
394:.
383:.
360:.
312:.
292:,
214:.
206:,
187:,
175:,
151:,
147:,
67:,
872:.
850:.
828:.
663:.
641:.
590:.
556:.
503:.
221:-
59:)
55:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
