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Harold Septimus Power was born on 31 December 1877, in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]], to Peter Power, an Irish-born hatter, and his Scottish wife Jane.<ref name=ADOB>Holden, Robert, [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/power-harold-septimus-8089/text14117 'Power, Harold Septimus (1877–1951)'], Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 8 November 2011.</ref> His family migrated to Australia when he was young. In his early teens he left the family home to pursue a life as an artist. His son's names are |
Harold Septimus Power was born on 31 December 1877, in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]], to Peter Power, an Irish-born hatter, and his Scottish wife Jane.<ref name=ADOB>Holden, Robert, [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/power-harold-septimus-8089/text14117 'Power, Harold Septimus (1877–1951)'], Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 8 November 2011.</ref> His family migrated to Australia when he was young. In his early teens he left the family home to pursue a life as an artist. His son's names are . |
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[[File:Harold Septimus Power - Bringing up the guns.jpg|thumb|''Bringing up the guns'', 1917]] |
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After war broke out in the summer of 1914, the Australian government appointed official war artists to depict the activities of the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] in the European theater of war. Power was appointed in 1917 and was attached to the 1st Division, A.I.F. from September to December of that year and then again in August the following year.<ref>[[Australian War Memorial]] (AWM), [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/artist_profiles/power.asp H. Septimus Power biography]</ref> Official [[war artist|War Artist]] during the [[First World War]] and was renowned for his depiction of [[animal]]s, in particular [[horse]]s, on the field of [[battle]].<ref name="ADOB" /> After the war, Power was contracted by the [[Australian War Records Section]] for the next two decades. |
After war broke out in the summer of 1914, the Australian government appointed official war artists to depict the activities of the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] in the European theater of war. Power was appointed in 1917 and was attached to the 1st Division, A.I.F. from September to December of that year and then again in August the following year.<ref>[[Australian War Memorial]] (AWM), [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/artist_profiles/power.asp H. Septimus Power biography]</ref> Official [[war artist|War Artist]] during the [[First World War]] and was renowned for his depiction of [[animal]]s, in particular [[horse]]s, on the field of [[battle]].<ref name="ADOB" /> After the war, Power was contracted by the [[Australian War Records Section]] for the next two decades. |
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== Between the wars == |
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During the interwar period Power spent time both in Melbourne and overseas, exhibiting on periodic returns usually featuring a work recognised in the Royal Academy, fetching prices of prices of five hundred guineas even during the Depression. With W. B. McInnes in 1927 he painted the ceremonial opening of the Federal parliament. |
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== After 1945 == |
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Power conducted art lessons in his studio on the corner of Elizabeth and Little Collins Streets. One of his students was [[Janet Dawson]] who took his classes from the age of 11, between 1946 and 1949. She described him as "a funny old man [who] always had an unlit hand-rolled cigarette on his lower lip, which jiggled up and down as he talked. He was very kindly, and also a very good technician, and just taught basic things."<ref>Dawson interviewed by John Landt in {{Cite book |last=Landt |first=John |title=Janet Dawson’s Printmaking, 1957-60 |publisher=The Australian National University |year=October 2020 |edition=Thesis : Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced), College of Arts and Social Sciences |location=Canberra}}</ref> |
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Power died at Richmond, Melbourne, on 3 January 1951 and was buried with Presbyterian rites in Brighton cemetery. He was survived by his second wife Margery Isabel, née Desmazures, whom he had married in Adelaide on 5 September 1936, and sons Harold and Hayden, the progeny of each of his marriages. He is well represented in public Australian galleries. |
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== Commissions == |
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* 1927: Opening of the Federal parliament |
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* 1924: ''War'', a mural for the Public Library of Victoria |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 10:41, 30 October 2022
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 H. Septimus Power standing sixth from the left in this group portrait of Australian official war artists, 1916-1918 by George Coates, 1920. Oion canvas, 124.2 x 104.5 cm. | |
| Born | Harold Septimus Power 31 December 1877 |
| Died | 3 January 1951 |
| Known for | illustrator, painter, war artist |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Laura Butterworth Margery Isabel Desmazures |
Harold Septimus Power, usually known as H. Septimus Power or H. S. Power (31 December 1877 – 3 January 1951) was a New Zealand-born Australian artist, who was an official war artist for Australia in World War I.
Early life
Harold Septimus Power was born on 31 December 1877, in Dunedin, New Zealand, to Peter Power, an Irish-born hatter, and his Scottish wife Jane.[1] His family migrated to Australia when he was young. In his early teens he left the family home to pursue a life as an artist. His son's names are .
Early paintings
After varied occupations, Power moved to Adelaide where he began his art studies.[2] He exhibited in 1899 with the Melbourne Art Club and soon after moved to Adelaide where he worked as an illustrator and political cartoonist for the Adelaide Observer, South Australian Register and the Adelaide Critic.[1] In 1904, he was commissioned by the trustees of the Art Gallery of South Australia to paint an animal scene. On 17 September, of the same year, he married his first wife Isabel Laura Butterworth.[1]
Between 1905 and 1907 Power studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, later settling in London. He became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Society of Animal Painters.[1] During this time, he also exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. His first one-man exhibition took place at the Guild Hall in Melbourne, Australia in June 1913. During this exhibition he displayed oils and watercolours of rural landscapes that were used as backdrops for equine scenes and hunting.[1]
World War I
After war broke out in the summer of 1914, the Australian government appointed official war artists to depict the activities of the Australian Imperial Force in the European theater of war. Power was appointed in 1917 and was attached to the 1st Division, A.I.F. from September to December of that year and then again in August the following year.[3] Official War Artist during the First World War and was renowned for his depiction of animals, in particular horses, on the field of battle.[1] After the war, Power was contracted by the Australian War Records Section for the next two decades.
Between the wars
During the interwar period Power spent time both in Melbourne and overseas, exhibiting on periodic returns usually featuring a work recognised in the Royal Academy, fetching prices of prices of five hundred guineas even during the Depression. With W. B. McInnes in 1927 he painted the ceremonial opening of the Federal parliament.
After 1945
Power conducted art lessons in his studio on the corner of Elizabeth and Little Collins Streets. One of his students was Janet Dawson who took his classes from the age of 11, between 1946 and 1949. She described him as "a funny old man [who] always had an unlit hand-rolled cigarette on his lower lip, which jiggled up and down as he talked. He was very kindly, and also a very good technician, and just taught basic things."[4]
Power died at Richmond, Melbourne, on 3 January 1951 and was buried with Presbyterian rites in Brighton cemetery. He was survived by his second wife Margery Isabel, née Desmazures, whom he had married in Adelaide on 5 September 1936, and sons Harold and Hayden, the progeny of each of his marriages. He is well represented in public Australian galleries.
Commissions
- 1927: Opening of the Federal parliament
- 1924: War, a mural for the Public Library of Victoria
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Holden, Robert, 'Power, Harold Septimus (1877–1951)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 8 November 2011.
- ^ Reid, John B. (1977). Australian Artists at War, Vol. 1, p. 15.
- ^ Australian War Memorial (AWM), H. Septimus Power biography
- ^ Dawson interviewed by John Landt in Landt, John (October 2020). Janet Dawson’s Printmaking, 1957-60 (Thesis : Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced), College of Arts and Social Sciences ed.). Canberra: The Australian National University.
Bibliography
- Holden, Robert. (1988). "Power, Harold Septimus (1877 - 1951)," Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 11. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press.
- Reid, John B. (1977). Australian Artists at War: Compiled from the Australian War Memorial Collection. Volume 1. 1885–1925; Vol. 2 1940–1970. South Melbourne, Victoria: Sun Books. ISBN 978-0-7251-0254-8; OCLC 4035199
External links
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, Harold Septimus Power
- H. (Harold) Septimus Power (1879-1951) Gravesite at Brighton General Cemetery (Vic)
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