Collection UQFL7 - Harold Parker Papers

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Reference code

UQFL7

Title

Harold Parker Papers

Date(s)

  • 1873-1973 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

15 boxes, 9 parcels, 1 oversize folder.

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Name of creator

(1873-1962)

Biographical history

Harold Parker was a sculptor and painter born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1873. His family arrived in Brisbane in 1876. In 1888, he began art training at Brisbane Technical College under the instruction of John Clarke and Godfrey Rivers. He was also instructed in wood carving by C. Vickers About 1891-1892, he did wood carvings for the N.S.W. Forestry Department in Sydney, for the N.S.W. Forestry exhibit at the Chicago Exhibition in 1893 In 1896, he went to London where he studied at the City and Guilds of London Technical Art School at South Kensington. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy about 1903 In 1908, one of Parker's sculptures, "Ariadne", was purchased by the Trustees of the Chantrey bequest for the Tate Gallery, London. In March 1911, he married Janet Robinson, daughter of Major Sir Thomas B. Robinson, Agent-General for Queensland in London. In that year, the Parkers returned to Australia for a visit During his Australian visit, Parker completed a panel in the N.S.W. Art Gallery, Sydney From 1913 to 1918, Parker was involved in producing two large sculptured groups, flanking the entrance to Australia House, London. In 1921-1922, the Parkers visited Australia again His sculpture, "The Pioneer" was awarded a medal at the Paris Salon in 1908. In 1930, the Parkers returned again to Australia and settled permanently in Brisbane. Parker's work is represented in the Art Gallery of Queensland, National Gallery of Victoria, Tate Gallery (London), University of Queensland Art Museum, and the State Library of Queensland.

Archival history

Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1873-1973
Collection alternatively titled as: Harold Parker Collection.

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Scope and content

Personal papers, correspondence (incoming and outgoing), financial records, sketchbooks and sketches, newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogues, photographs, artworks. Also some personal papers of Janet Parker.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Series A: Personal papers.
Series B: Correspondence, incoming
Series C: Correspondence, outgoing.
Series D: Janet Parker's correspondence and notebooks.
Series E: Financial records.
Series F: Sketchbooks and sketches.
Series G: Newspaper cuttings.
Series H: Exhibition catalogues, printed material.
Series J: Artworks.

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

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Language of material

  • English

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Uploaded finding aid

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Alternative identifier(s)

Alma MMS ID

991003563279703131

Millennium Local System Number

.b19713939

OCLC Number

1096599630

Libraries Australia ID

21260362 ; 63004915

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Status

Revised

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Revised, AM, 19-Oct-2022. Revised, Linda Justo, 24-Aug-2021. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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