Allan Thomas Bernaldo
5 – 8 – 1898 - 25 – 6 – 1988
Artist and Teacher at Brighton Technical School.
5 – 8 – 1898 - 25 – 6 – 1988
Artist and Teacher at Brighton Technical School.
Allan Thomas Bernaldo was the first-born of four children born to Thomas Bernaldo and his wife Florence Lillie Bernaldo.
He was born on the 5th. August, 1898 at Creswick, Victoria. His father was of Spanish stock and his mother was of Scottish descent.
Having won a senior technical scholarship awarded by the Victorian State Government, he entered the Ballarat School of Mines, Art and Industry in 1914 to study architecture.
On the 17th. June, 1918, aged 19 years and 10 months, Allan Thomas Bernaldo of 8 Ronald Street, Ballarat, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.), at Ballarat. His Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force recorded the following :
He was born on the 5th. August, 1898 at Creswick, Victoria. His father was of Spanish stock and his mother was of Scottish descent.
Having won a senior technical scholarship awarded by the Victorian State Government, he entered the Ballarat School of Mines, Art and Industry in 1914 to study architecture.
On the 17th. June, 1918, aged 19 years and 10 months, Allan Thomas Bernaldo of 8 Ronald Street, Ballarat, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.), at Ballarat. His Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force recorded the following :
Allan Thomas Bernaldo.
Description on Enlistment on 17th. June, 1918.
Age 19 years 10 months. Height 5 feet 6 ¼ inches.
Weight 140 lbs. Complexion Dark.
Chest Measurement 30 ½ - 34 ½ inches. Eyes Blue.
Religious Denomination C of Eng. Hair Black.
Vac. Nil. Scars. Nil.
Vision 06 Both Eyes.
Age 19 years 10 months. Height 5 feet 6 ¼ inches.
Weight 140 lbs. Complexion Dark.
Chest Measurement 30 ½ - 34 ½ inches. Eyes Blue.
Religious Denomination C of Eng. Hair Black.
Vac. Nil. Scars. Nil.
Vision 06 Both Eyes.
He was demobilized from the A.I.F. on the 24th. December, 1918, having served 190 days.
Following his return to civilian life Allan Bernaldo studied for his D.T.S.C. (Com. Art Cert.), at Ballarat Technical Art School. On his completion of his course at Ballarat Technical Art School, under the tutelage of Harold B. Herbert, Allan joined the Victorian Artists’ Society, having been proposed by Harold Herbert and seconded by James McNally, both of whom were supportive when Allan presented his paintings at the next exhibition at the Society’s Albert Street, Galleries.
His debut went well and while an active member of the Society he always managed to sell at least one painting each exhibition.
In 1920 Allan Bernaldo moved to Melbourne and took his first job with the Successful Advertising Agency in Collins House. The experience gained over the subsequent two years as a commercial artist, plus his previous studies, enabled him to enter the teaching profession as Industrial Art Teacher at Brighton Technical School in Berwick Street, Brighton.
The Brighton Technical School Magazine, "Sea Spray", records the name A. T. Bernaldo for the first time in 1924.
Following his return to civilian life Allan Bernaldo studied for his D.T.S.C. (Com. Art Cert.), at Ballarat Technical Art School. On his completion of his course at Ballarat Technical Art School, under the tutelage of Harold B. Herbert, Allan joined the Victorian Artists’ Society, having been proposed by Harold Herbert and seconded by James McNally, both of whom were supportive when Allan presented his paintings at the next exhibition at the Society’s Albert Street, Galleries.
His debut went well and while an active member of the Society he always managed to sell at least one painting each exhibition.
In 1920 Allan Bernaldo moved to Melbourne and took his first job with the Successful Advertising Agency in Collins House. The experience gained over the subsequent two years as a commercial artist, plus his previous studies, enabled him to enter the teaching profession as Industrial Art Teacher at Brighton Technical School in Berwick Street, Brighton.
The Brighton Technical School Magazine, "Sea Spray", records the name A. T. Bernaldo for the first time in 1924.
Original Water Colour Painting by Allan Thomas Bernaldo. Signed.
Offered for sale in 2017. Price $22,770.
The marriage of Miss Florence Elliott, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Elliott of Brighton, formerly of Ballarat, Victoria, to Allan T. Bernaldo was reported in “The Sun” Sydney, on the 2nd. September, 1928. The marriage was celebrated by Canon Howard Lea at St. Mark’s Church, Darling Point, Sydney.
It then became apparent to Allan that the ‘miserly’ salary of a technical school teacher would not be sufficient to run his household, so he ‘moonlighted’ as a commercial artist to enhance his financial position. He instructed three evenings each curricular week at Brighton Technical School – the night classes formed an important aspect of the school – and took time off during the daytime to pursue his passion for painting with water colours.
It then became apparent to Allan that the ‘miserly’ salary of a technical school teacher would not be sufficient to run his household, so he ‘moonlighted’ as a commercial artist to enhance his financial position. He instructed three evenings each curricular week at Brighton Technical School – the night classes formed an important aspect of the school – and took time off during the daytime to pursue his passion for painting with water colours.
Postcard on the back cover of the 1988 "Seaspray", the Magazine of the Brighton Technical School.
"LOGGING TEAM, CUMBERLAND FOREST AREA" early 1930s. Water colourist : Allan T. Bernaldo.
Art Teacher at Brighton Technical School 1922 - 1948. Illustrator of the Victorian Readers, Books 4, 5 and 7. Pub. 1930.
Early in the 1930s. Allan Bernaldo turned his talents to painting floral works of art, which were exhibited with much success and, at the same time, continuing his teaching career at Brighton Technical School.
In 1948, the name A. T. Bernaldo, D.T.S.C. Com. Art. Cert. appeared in the staff lists of the Brighton Technical School Magazine “Sea Spray”, for the last time. His home address was 9 Norwood Avenue, Brighton.
In 1948, the name A. T. Bernaldo, D.T.S.C. Com. Art. Cert. appeared in the staff lists of the Brighton Technical School Magazine “Sea Spray”, for the last time. His home address was 9 Norwood Avenue, Brighton.
9 Norwood Ave., Brighton, Victoria. Formerly the home of Allan Thomas Bernaldo.
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Having reached the end of his notable teaching career, Allan enjoyed his new-found freedom to pursue his artistic ambitions full time. He and his wife travelled to Europe and the United Kingdom where Allan painted extensively.
Allan Bernaldo continued to consolidate his position in the art world until his death on the 25th. June, 1988. He died at St. Ronan’s Nursing Home in Armadale, Victoria.
After a service at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Allan Thomas Bernaldo was buried in the grave with his wife Florence Victoria May Bernaldo, who died in November, 1966. Grave Reference : HN Featonby Lawn, Row U, Grave 27.
In the year 2017 the paintings of Allan Thomas Bernaldo are held in high regard and are regularly advertised for sale with prices ranging from $399 to $22,770.
Allan Bernaldo continued to consolidate his position in the art world until his death on the 25th. June, 1988. He died at St. Ronan’s Nursing Home in Armadale, Victoria.
After a service at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Allan Thomas Bernaldo was buried in the grave with his wife Florence Victoria May Bernaldo, who died in November, 1966. Grave Reference : HN Featonby Lawn, Row U, Grave 27.
In the year 2017 the paintings of Allan Thomas Bernaldo are held in high regard and are regularly advertised for sale with prices ranging from $399 to $22,770.
Vintage Framed Water Colour. PRINT. Gladioli in Silver Urn.
Artist. Allan Thomas Bernaldo. $49.00.
Offered for sale in 2017.
NOTE : There is a discrepancy between the information provided by Allan T. Bernaldo in his autobiography “Recollections – A Lifetime with Water Colours”, published in 1976, and the information recorded on his “Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force”, in World War I.
In his autobiography Allan records his birth date as August 5, 1900, however, the “Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force”, WWI documentation, records his birth date as 5 August, 1898.
REFERENCES :
World War I Service Record of Allan Thomas Bernaldo. National Archives of Australlia.
“Recollections – A Lifetime with Water Colours” by Allan Thomas Bernaldo. Published in 1976.
Brighton Technical School “Sea Spray” Magazine, 1948.
Sands & McDougall’s Directory of Victoria 1944 - 45 and 1947.
The Ryerson Index to Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian newspapers.
Springvale Botanical Cemetery database.
In his autobiography Allan records his birth date as August 5, 1900, however, the “Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force”, WWI documentation, records his birth date as 5 August, 1898.
REFERENCES :
World War I Service Record of Allan Thomas Bernaldo. National Archives of Australlia.
“Recollections – A Lifetime with Water Colours” by Allan Thomas Bernaldo. Published in 1976.
Brighton Technical School “Sea Spray” Magazine, 1948.
Sands & McDougall’s Directory of Victoria 1944 - 45 and 1947.
The Ryerson Index to Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian newspapers.
Springvale Botanical Cemetery database.
Bernaldo Gallery
The Beauty of Traditional Art
June 3 – 17 1990
2 – 7pm daily
Bernaldo Gallery 408 Toorak Road Toorak Telephone 03 824 0804 03 584 6624
The Beauty of Traditional Art
June 3 – 17 1990
2 – 7pm daily
Bernaldo Gallery 408 Toorak Road Toorak Telephone 03 824 0804 03 584 6624
The Catalogue lists the following watercolours by Allan T. Bernaldo:
- Still Life Floral 43 x 33 cms
- Bringing in the Stock Horses 64 x 50 cms
- Stockmen in the Flinders Ranges 36 x 50 cms
- Polo 49 x 44 cms signed
- Still Life Flora 46 x 53 cms signed
- Loading Up (Robe South Australia) 52 x 61 cms signed lower right
- Sheep & Gums 37 x 40 cms signed lower left
- Landscape 38 x 30 cms signed lower left
- Roses 33 x 22 cms signed and dated 1964
- Mounted Cossack 31 x 42 cms signed
- Stage Coach 60 x 40 cms signed lower right
- A Coastal Scene Spain 36 x 41 cms signed lower left
- Corso Italia Genoa 26 x 26 cms signed lower right
"Thank you to Kathy Slingo and her late brother Colin Will for contributing the
Bernaldo Gallery catalogue."