Daryl Lindsay
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Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay (31 December 1889, Creswick, Victoria
– 25 December 1976, Mornington
) was an Australian artist and member of the creative Lindsay family.
, and Norman
, achieved distinction in the arts. Ruby, also an artist, became well known in artistic circles as the wife of the cartoonist/illustrator/journalist Will Dyson
.
Prior to World War I
, Daryl became a jackaroo
near Collarenebri and later served in the war in France
. In England he became a medical artist for the Australian Imperial Force
. He made many contacts in the art world and studied at the Slade School of Art in London
. Daryl had moderate success with his paintings of white flowers - a difficult subject to capture successfully.
to Australia - as "Colonel W. de Basil's Monte Carlo Russian Ballet"–sketching them in performances and during rehearsals He later published a book of his sketches, Back stage with the Covent Garden Russian ballet, and illustrated Arnold Haskell
's memoirs, Dancing Round the World: Memoirs of an Attempted Escape from Ballet.
In 1940, he became a curator at the National Gallery of Victoria
, rising to director from 1942 to 1956. He also became a member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board in 1953. On 31 May 1956 he was knighted
for "services to art".
(née Weigall), who would come to write novels including Picnic at Hanging Rock. When the couple returned to live in Australia, they renovated a farmhouse in Baxter, Mulberry Hill, on the Mornington Peninsula
, and lived there until the Great Depression
forced them to take up humble lodgings in Bacchus Marsh
, renting out their home until the economic situation improved.
, and was survived by his wife. They had no children.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
– 25 December 1976, Mornington
Mornington, Victoria
Mornington is a sea side town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 57 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula....
) was an Australian artist and member of the creative Lindsay family.
Early life
He was the youngest son in a large family born to Anglo-Irish surgeon Robert Charles Alexander and Jane Elizabeth Lindsay (née Williams), of Creswick, Victoria, who had ten children. Daryl and his brothers Percy (the eldest), LionelLionel Lindsay
Sir Lionel Arthur Lindsay was an Australian artist and brother of artist and illustrator Norman Lindsay.-Early life:...
, and Norman
Norman Lindsay
Norman Alfred William Lindsay was an Australian artist, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeler, and boxer. He was born in Creswick, Victoria....
, achieved distinction in the arts. Ruby, also an artist, became well known in artistic circles as the wife of the cartoonist/illustrator/journalist Will Dyson
Will Dyson
]William Henry Dyson was an Australian illustrator and political cartoonist.-Early life:Dyson was born at Alfredton, near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the son of George Dyson, then a hawker and later a mining engineer, and his wife Jane, née Mayall. Dyson was educated at state schools at...
.
Prior to World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Daryl became a jackaroo
Jackaroo (trainee)
A Jackaroo is a young man working on a sheep or cattle station, to gain practical experience in the skills needed to become an owner, overseer, manager, etc. The word originated in Queensland, Australia in the Nineteenth Century and is still in use in Australia and New Zealand in the twenty-first...
near Collarenebri and later served in the war in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In England he became a medical artist for the Australian Imperial Force
Australian Imperial Force
The Australian Imperial Force was the name given to all-volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and World War II.* First Australian Imperial Force * Second Australian Imperial Force...
. He made many contacts in the art world and studied at the Slade School of Art in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Daryl had moderate success with his paintings of white flowers - a difficult subject to capture successfully.
Career
Returning to Australia he became fascinated with the first tour, 1936-1937, of the Ballets RussesBallets Russes
The Ballets Russes was an itinerant ballet company from Russia which performed between 1909 and 1929 in many countries. Directed by Sergei Diaghilev, it is regarded as the greatest ballet company of the 20th century. Many of its dancers originated from the Imperial Ballet of Saint Petersburg...
to Australia - as "Colonel W. de Basil's Monte Carlo Russian Ballet"–sketching them in performances and during rehearsals He later published a book of his sketches, Back stage with the Covent Garden Russian ballet, and illustrated Arnold Haskell
Arnold Haskell
Arnold Lionel Haskell was a British dance critic who founded the Camargo Society in 1930. With Ninette de Valois, he was influential in the development of the Royal Ballet School, later becoming the school's headmaster.He became fascinated by ballet when his mother prevailed on him to come with...
's memoirs, Dancing Round the World: Memoirs of an Attempted Escape from Ballet.
In 1940, he became a curator at the National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
, rising to director from 1942 to 1956. He also became a member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board in 1953. On 31 May 1956 he was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
for "services to art".
Personal life
In 1922, in England, he married Joan LindsayJoan Lindsay
Joan Lindsay, Lady Lindsay was an Australian author, best known for her "ambiguous and intriguing" novel Picnic at Hanging Rock.-Life:...
(née Weigall), who would come to write novels including Picnic at Hanging Rock. When the couple returned to live in Australia, they renovated a farmhouse in Baxter, Mulberry Hill, on the Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion...
, and lived there until the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
forced them to take up humble lodgings in Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Bacchus Marsh is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately west of Melbourne and west of Melton. The population of the urban area is estimated at over 17,000 people, while the central locality is home to 5,566 people...
, renting out their home until the economic situation improved.
Death
He died on Christmas Day 1976, in Mornington, VictoriaMornington, Victoria
Mornington is a sea side town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, located 57 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula....
, and was survived by his wife. They had no children.
Publications
- Daryl Lindsay, Back stage with the Covent Garden Russian ballet (Sydney: s.n., 1938?).
- F. Philipp and J. Stewart (eds.), In honour of Daryl Lindsay: essays and studies (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1964).
External links
- http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue/pictures/Lindsay's work in the National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
] - Daryl Lindsay, Papers, 1929-1976 (MS4864), National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
- Australian Dictionary of Biography