Richard Jack
Richard Jack | |
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| Born | Richard Jack 15 February 1866 Sunderland, County Durham,United Kingdom |
| Died | 30 June 1952(aged 86) Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Education | York School of Art,Royal College of Art,Académie Julian,Académie Colarossi |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | British Impressionism |
| Awards | 1886 National Scholarship to the Royal College of Art 1888 Royal College of Art gold medal |
Richard JackRARI(15 February 1866 – 30 June 1952) was a painter of portraits, figure subjects,interiorsand landscapes, and prominent war artist for Canada.
Biography[edit]
Jack was born 15 February 1866 inSunderland, County Durham,United Kingdom.
He studied at York School of Art before winning a national scholarship to theRoyal College of Artin 1886. There he won a gold medal and in 1888 a travelling scholarship to theAcadémie Julian.On his return to London in the early 1890s, he worked for a time on the staff ofThe Idlerand forCassell's Magazineas a black-and-white artist. He was awarded a silver medal at the 1900Paris International Exhibitionand at theCarnegie Internationalin Pittsburgh in 1914. Jack was elected an Associate of theRoyal Academy of Artsin February 1914 and a full Academician in 1920 and his Diploma Work, in the RA archives, is an oil painting of his daughter Doris and the family dog entitled On The Moors. In 1916, he accepted a commission in the Canadian Army to paint for the Canadian War Records Office, becoming Canada's first official war artist. Two large paintings were commissioned byLord Beaverbrook:The Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915, and The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917. Both paintings are currently on permanent display at theCanadian War Museumin Ottawa, Ontario.[1]His large oil Return to the Front showing a crowded troop train at Victoria Station, London hangs inYork Art Gallery.
A portrait ofKing George V,commissioned by theMetropolitan Borough of Fulham,was later bought by the monarch himself.[2]He subsequently painted portraits ofQueen Mary,[3]King Alphonso of Spain, and various interiors atBuckingham Palace.[citation needed][4]In the 1920s Jack became fond of Canada, making several visits there with his family. After his daughter met and married the Ottawa businessman Victor Whitehead, Jack and his wife moved to Montreal. Inspired by Canadian scenery, particularly theRockies,Jack took to landscape paintings, as well as portraits.[5]
More than 40 Richard Jack paintings hang in UK public collections including one of composerColin McAlpinin the collection of the Leicester Arts and Museums Service.[6]
He died Monday, June 30, 1952.[7]
References[edit]
- ^"Land Battles".Canadian War Museum.Retrieved19 August2018.
- ^"Richard Jack (1866-1952) - King George V (1865-1936)".rct.uk.Retrieved18 January2021.
- ^"Richard Jack (1866-1952) - Queen Mary (1867-1953)".rct.uk.Retrieved22 June2023.
- ^"Richard Jack (1866-1952) - The Blue Drawing Room, Buckingham Palace".rct.uk.Retrieved22 June2023.
- ^"Mr. Richard Jack." Times [London, England] 2 July 1952: 8. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 26 July 2015.
- ^"Colin McAlpin (1870–1942)".ArtUK.Retrieved12 September2016.
- ^"Funeral Is Held For Richard Jack." The Gazette [Montreal, Canada] 3 July 1952: 23. Newspapers Web. 04 Jun 2022.
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