{"title":"Leist, Fred","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrederick William Leist (1873-1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an Australian artist. During the First World War, he was an official war artist with Australian forces in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeist's father, Edward, was a builder, originally from London. He began as a furniture designer for David Jones, but decided on a career in art: studying at Sydney Technical College before entering the Julian Ashton Art School, where he studied directly under Julian Ashton, from whom he learned plein air techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1890s, he began working as a black-and-white artist for The Bulletin and became staff artist for The Sydney Mail. After 1900, he was also the Sydney representative for The Graphic magazine of London. Leist's illustrations were also included in books such as the 1902 Commonwealth Annual. He was one of the original members of the Society of Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he and his wife Ada went to London so he could work directly with The Graphic, but he was too overwhelmed with work to paint, so he quit. Three years later, he began exhibiting with the Royal Academy of Arts. At the start of World War I, he obtained a job designing posters for the War Office. In 1917, Leist was appointed as an official war artist to serve with the Australian Imperial Force in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeist completed over 150 paintings and sketches during the war and, after his war service, contributed two large murals for the Australian Exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924. That same year, he was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. As a result of these works, Leist's popularity increased and he gained several commissions from the United States, producing similar murals in St. Augustine and Tampa. He also toured the American Southwest, visiting Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Returning to Australia in 1926, Leist took up a position as the Head of Painting at the East Sydney Technical College. He exhibited widely and was a member of numerous art associations, and in 1937 became a foundation member of, and exhibited with, Robert Menzies' anti-modernist organisation, the Australian Academy of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeist died at Mosman, outside Sydney, in February 1945, of a cerebral thrombosis. He was survived by his wife Ada and a married daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"leist-fred-1873-1945-the-wicket-keeper-c-1905","title":"Leist, Fred (1873-1945) - The Wicket-Keeper c.1905","description":"\u003cp\u003eWitty cricket illustration by the Australian artist Fred Leist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 3647 pixels wide by 4928 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/leist-fred\" title=\"Fred Leist\"\u003eFred Leist\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53160782594378,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Leist_Fred_1873-1945_-TheWicket-Keeper_main.jpg?v=1761690513"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Leist_Fred_1873-1945-2956772.jpg?v=1768959508","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/leist-fred.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}