Sir Charles Lloyd Jones b. 28 May 1878

Also known as Charles Lloyd Jones, CJ, Charles Lloyd-Jones
  • Artist (Painter)
After early art training from Julian Ashton and D.H. Souter in the late 1890s, Charles Lloyd Jones joined the family retailing business, David Jones, later becoming the firm's managing director. Despite his dedication to his retail career, Jones continued to paint landscape throughout his life, often exhibiting his work with the Society of Artists. Open minded to modern trends in art he was an influential trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW during the mid twentieth century, an important financial backer of 'Art in Australia', and established the David Jones' Art Gallery.
Name
Sir Charles Lloyd Jones
Also known as:
  • Charles Lloyd Jones
  • CJ (nickname)
  • Charles Lloyd-Jones
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Company director (ANZSIC code: 5412)
  • Tailor (ANZSIC code: 1351)
  • Gallery trustee (ANZSIC code: 8910)
Birth date
28 May 1878
Birth place
Burwood, Sydney, NSW
Birth note
information from ADB ('Australian Dictionary of Biography')
Death date
30 July 1958
Death place
Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, 'Rosemont', Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, NSW
Death note
Rosemont
Active Period
  • 1895 - 1948
Residence
  • c.1930 - c.1958 Woollahra, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1900 Slade School of Fine Art, London, England, UK
  • 1895 - 1900 Julian Ashton's Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • 'DAAO Researcher-in-Residence' supported by the Power Institute Foundation for Art & Visual Culture, University of Sydney