Arthur Hacker (illustrator)
Arthur Hacker | |
|---|---|
Xu Jingya (許敬雅) | |
| Born | June 1, 1932 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, British Empire |
| Died | October 9, 2013 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator, painter, historian |
Arthur Hacker or Xu Jingya (June 1, 1932 - October 9, 2013) was a Hong Kong illustrator, painter and historian from the United Kingdom who served in the Hong Kong government from 1967 to 1989.[1]
Biography
[edit]Hacker was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England on June 1, 1932. His parents were Brigadier Edward Sidney Hacker (1887–1955) and Carla Lanyon Lanyon Hacker (1906–1971), a poet, novelist and painter. Hacker's great-grandfather Edward Hacker (1812–1905) was a line etching artist, and his great Arthur Hacker (1858–1919)[clarification needed] was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Art.[2][3]
In 1967, Hacker was hired by the Hong Kong government to come to Hong Kong in the same year to serve as artistic director of the Government Information Service. He was subsequently promoted to creative director in 1974 and retired from the Hong Kong government in 1989 with the rank of Chief Information Officer. During his tenure, he also served as a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee. He designed posters, stamps, publications, advertisements and exhibition layouts, etc. Among the more well-known ones are the fourth and fifth sets of stamps issued by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973 and 1982 respectively, and the then Hong Kong Governor MacLehose. The Fight Crime campaign launched by Sir Alex (later Lord) in 1973 designed a "broken dagger " as one of the symbols of the campaign.[4][5]
Works
[edit]- Hong Kong: A Rare Photographic Record of the 1860s. Hong Kong: Wattis Fine Art, 1997. ISBN 978-9-62851-591-2（直譯：《香港：罕有的1860年代相片紀錄》。香港：華蒂斯藝術，1997年。）[6]
- Arthur Hacker's Wanchai. Hong Kong: Odyssey, 1997. ISBN 978-9-62217-465-8（直譯：《許敬雅的灣仔》。香港：奧德賽出版社，1997年。）[7]
- China Illustrated: western views of the middle kingdom. Boston: Tuttle, 2004. ISBN 978-0-80483-519-0（直譯：《圖說中國：西方眼中的中土王國》。波士頓：圖托，2004年。）[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Batten, John (2022-05-21). "Arthur Hacker's Unique Hand 許敬雅的藝術之手". ARTOMITY 藝源. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "探索平面設計師許敬雅如何以幽默的方式演繹香港故事 | M+". www.mplus.org.hk (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "The father of garbage bugs, Hui King-ya, humorously interprets Hong Kong stories". paper.hket.com. 2022.
- ^ 100 years ago : a picture story of Hong Kong in 1870. / 百年前之香港 / text by John Warner ; translation by Wucius Wong / 編者約翰温訥 ; 中譯王無邪 ; 設計許敬雅 ; 圖片蒐藏香港博物美術館
- ^ "創作政府宣傳品 培育港人公民意識40年 垃圾蟲之父 許敬雅病逝 | 蘋果日報•聞庫". 聞庫. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Hacker, Arthur (1997). Hong Kong: a rare photographic record of the 1860s. Hong Kong: Wattis Fine Art. ISBN 978-962-85159-1-2.
- ^ Hacker, Arthur, ed. (1997). Arthur Hacker's Wanchai. Hong Kong: Odyssey. ISBN 978-962-217-465-8.
- ^ Hacker, Arthur (2004). China illustrated: Western views of the Middle Kingdom. North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle. ISBN 978-0-8048-3519-0.