Walter Syer b. 1854

Also known as Walter S. Syer
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Federation period Sydney illustrator.
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illustrator, is best known for his pencil portraits. Some were made into etchings by Lionel Lindsay, e.g. that of David Scott Mitchell. Syer illustrated the poems of Henry Lawson and 50 of his pencil drawings were included in a limited edition of Lawson’s In the Days When the World War Wide (n.d.). ML has a strange little ink drawing of four views of Quong Tart dated 8.1.88, 10.9.87 (12), 8.1.87 (7) and 'Sup. [then?] 87’; three show him in a Scottish kilt (two heads and one full length), one in evening dress.

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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