CECIL.
W. BOSTOCK 1884-1939
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1884: Born England
1888: Family moves to New South Wales (Father a bookbinder)
1892: Father dies
........: Apprenticed as engineer in Waverley Tramway
Workshop
1901: Leaves home (after conflicts with mother over
wanting to be an artist)
........: Career as commercial artist.
1915: (circa) Takes up photography
1916: (circa): Secretary Photographic Society of New
South Wales
1916 (circa): Foundation member of Sydney Camera Circle
1916 - (1927?):
Circle meets meets at Bostock's commercial artist' studio
1917: Publishes A Portfolio Of Art Photographs, 25
sets containing 10 small photos
1917 - 1918: Enlisted WWI - serves in France and Germany
1919-1920: England - meets future wife.
1919: Cazneaux works from Bostock's studio (after
leaving Freeman's)
1919:
Exhibition of watercolours in England.
1920:
Discharged from Army in Sydney. Marries
1920:
One-man exhibition watercolours of war scenes Adelphi Gallery
1920
(Feb): Professional Photographer - including advertising and industrial
illustration
1924, 1926: Edits and designs catalogues
for Cameragraphs:
Australian Salon Exhibitions
1927: (circa) Fashion photography for David Jones
(department store, Sydney).
1927: (circa) Photographs David Jones' window
displays - Harry Bhindof's fashion tableaux.
1929: Commissioned to record new Elizabeth St store
for David Jones.
1930-34: Max Dupain starts as apprentice for Bostock.
1934:
Largely responsible for the illustrations in The Book Of The Anzac
Memorial
NSW
1938: Instumental in forming 'The Contemporary
Camera Groupe'
1938: (December) One and only exhibition of The Groupe
- Bostock designs catalogue
1939: Dies of cancer
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