Allan F. Sierp
Allan Frederick Sierp (17 May 1905 – 28 September 1982) was a South Australian artist, author of a series of technical drawing books used in Australian schools. He was generally known as "Allan F. Sierp", perhaps to distinguish him from the Adelaide violinist Allan Sierp L.T.C.L. (Licentiate of Trinity College London), who was active in Adelaide 1920–1940.
History
He was a son of Alfred Frederick Sierp (ca.1865 – 9 August 1945) and his wife Elsie B. Sierp.
He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts and dominated the 1928 Examinations, when he sat for 11 technical drawing subjects, passing with Honours in eight and a Credit in three. He worked as a draughtsman in the State public service, then the Education Department, becoming South Australia's first Inspector of Art. It was around this time that he wrote the first of what became classic textbooks of technical drawing, and would over the ensuing 30 years go through multiple editions, including new metric editions in 1972.
In 1948 he was a senior master at Adelaide High School.[1]
He was Principal of the South Australian School of Arts 1961–1964, and was in charge of its removal from North Terrace to North Adelaide in 1962.
Other activities
He designed the coat of arms for the City of Prospect in 1934.[2]
He produced volumes of South Australian photographs from the colonial era, followed by similar volumes dealing with New South Wales and Tasmania.
He was involved in stage design and set painting for amateur theatricals.
Publications
- Lettering and layout for art students Sands & McDougall, 1939 (22 eds.)
- A basic course in technical drawing Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1948
- A basic course in technical drawing (new metric edition) Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1972
- Perspective projection for technical, art, and high schools Sands & McDougall, 1945
- Perspective projection for technical, art, and high schools (new metric edition) Sands & McDougall, 1974
- An advanced course in geometrical drawing Sands & McDougall, Adelaide, 1948 (11 eds.)
- Applied perspective : the theory and practice of perspective for architects, industrial designers, artists and draughtsmen Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1958
- Colonial life in South Australia : fifty years of photography, 1855-1905 Rigby, Adelaide, ca.1969
- Colonial life in New South Wales : fifty years of photography, 1855-1905 Rigby, Adelaide, 1974.
- Colonial life in Tasmania : fifty years of photography, 1855–1905 Adelaide Rigby, Adelaide, 1976.
- Colonial life in Victoria : fifty years of photography 1855-1905 Rigby, Adelaide, 1972
Family
Allan married Catherine Lillias "Kitty" Rowe (1907–2002) on 18 April 1931. Their children included three daughters and two sons.
References
- Sierp, Allan; Arnold, Lynne (1974), Radio interview with Allan Sierp, retrieved 14 March 2015
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "The City of Prospect". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 31 August 1954. p. 23. Retrieved 14 March 2015.