Johnston, Eric, active 1920s

Date: 1949

By: Paterson, Alan Stuart, 1902-1968; Wellington Savage Club Inc

Reference: A-321-005

Description: Shows an inset caricature picture in the left half, of a Maori sitting against a carved post, wearing a flax skirt, feather cloak and huia feathers, and holding up a crayfish. There is a kete beside him. The inset is surrounded by signatures of members present at the dinner. The right half shows the menu, with motifs of Maori carving. Those whose signatures appear include: A B Hamilton, J T Martin, W S Wauchop, Eric Johnston, D N Isaacs, W J McKeon, E A Allan, [...] Denis, [Andrew?] Fletcher, D A Hight, ... , A A Jenkins, G L Rogers, O N Gillespie, [G Mantell-Harding?], [W?] Stevens, G London, Robt Carruthers, R R Hayman, A E Hutchinson, I Watson, [...] Pringle. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - ASP Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on sheet stuck to board, 278 x 354 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A97-074..

Date: 1938

By: Paterson, Alan Stuart, 1902-1968; Wellington Savage Club Inc

Reference: A-321-003

Description: Shows bearskin-clad savage roasting a plucked bird over a campfire, with a long stick. Lists the menu items. Down the left hand margin are the signatures of seventeen members of the Club. Signatures include those of A S Paterson, William J McKeon, [S E?] Jolly, M Simpson, [A] Jacobs, Eric? Johnston, D N Isaacs, O N Gillespie, etc. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Offset lithograph, with holograph signatures, 252 x 303 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A97-074..

Date: 1950

By: Paterson, Alan Stuart, 1902-1968; Wellington Savage Club Inc

Reference: B-148-072

Description: Shows an inset caricature carved Maori figure in the top half, and the menu for the dinner in the bottom half. Around the inset are the signatures of the members who attended. Those whose signatures appear include: J Ivan Groves, A B Hamilton, J T Martin, W S Wauchop, Eric Johnston, D N Isaacs, W J McKeon, E A Allan, D A Highet, ... , Barton Ginger, W H Nankervis, G L Rogers, O N Gillespie, A E W Mantell-Harding, Stan Porter, Allan H? May, Norman Aitken, [M H W Cave?], [W?] Stevens, S or G London, Robt Carruthers, R R Hayman, A E Hutchinson, I Watson, W [..] Pringle. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - (bottom right of inset): A S P Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on sheet stuck to board, 552 x 282 mm. Provenance: Donated by the Wellington Savage Club in 1997. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A97-074..