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Adamson, Sydney [1872-1958. UK. Painter/Illustrator]
Adamson, Sydney [1872-1958. UK. Painter/Illustrator]
Sydney Blair W. Adamson [commonly known as Sydney Adamson] was born the son of amateur painters in Dundee, Scotland in 1872 and studied art in England. He lived in London where he contributed illustrations to several English magazines, including Fun (1892); the Sphere (1894); The Yellow Book (1894); The Pall Mall Magazine; Illustrated Bits; The Idler; and The Minster.
Adamson travelled extensively and by the 1890s was living in New York City where wrote and illustrated articles for various magazines including Leslie’s, The Century, Harper’s Monthly, Scribner’s and Success. As a reporter/illustrator he travelled with the U.S. Army to the Philippines in 1899-1900, and China for Leslie’s.
He subsequently returned to the UK and in 1908 he exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Between 1911 and 1919 he also exhibited at the Baillie Gallery, in London; the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool; and at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.
While in the USA, Adamson evidently also worked as a commercial artist. A 1909 advertisement illustration by him for Ivory Soap featuring a party of girls at a resort in Michigan has been traced on the Internet.
In August 1914 he joined the staff of the Illustrated War News as a "special" artist,
Adamson’s address was given as 42a Chepstow Villas, Bayswater, London in 1908; and 278 Boulavard Raspail, Paris in 1919. He died in 1958.
Adamson’s older brother, Earnest Stanley Adamson (1877-1957), commonly known by his pseudonym Penrhyn Stanlaws, was also an illustrator, and like his brother lived and worked in the USA
Adamson travelled extensively and by the 1890s was living in New York City where wrote and illustrated articles for various magazines including Leslie’s, The Century, Harper’s Monthly, Scribner’s and Success. As a reporter/illustrator he travelled with the U.S. Army to the Philippines in 1899-1900, and China for Leslie’s.
He subsequently returned to the UK and in 1908 he exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Between 1911 and 1919 he also exhibited at the Baillie Gallery, in London; the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool; and at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.
While in the USA, Adamson evidently also worked as a commercial artist. A 1909 advertisement illustration by him for Ivory Soap featuring a party of girls at a resort in Michigan has been traced on the Internet.
In August 1914 he joined the staff of the Illustrated War News as a "special" artist,
Adamson’s address was given as 42a Chepstow Villas, Bayswater, London in 1908; and 278 Boulavard Raspail, Paris in 1919. He died in 1958.
Adamson’s older brother, Earnest Stanley Adamson (1877-1957), commonly known by his pseudonym Penrhyn Stanlaws, was also an illustrator, and like his brother lived and worked in the USA
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