Harry J. Weston

Harry J. Weston (1874 – 13 October 1955)[1] was an Australian painter noted for posters and magazine covers.

He founded a correspondence school for learning to draw.

[3] He moved to Sydney around 1905[1] In 1917 he started the "Harry J. Weston School of Postal Drawing", a correspondence course,[4] which was still operating in 1938.

He painted a large number of watercolors, including many beach and harbour scenes.

[7] He was a founding member of the Society of Australian Black and White Artists or Australian Society of Black and White Artists, and supplied the cover for the first issue of their magazine.