Barry Humphries b. 1934 Melbourne, Victoria

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist) , (Painter)
Popular Melbourne raised, London based writer, comedian, artist. Co-creator, with Nicholas Garland, of the 'Barry McKenzie' comic.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
Barry Humphries
Birth date
1934
Birth place
Melbourne, Victoria
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Comedian
  • Writer
Active Period
  • c.1968- c.2006
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

Writer, comedian, artist, etc. in collaboration with (English cartoonist) Nicholas Garland produced the “Barry McKenzie” comic strip for Private Eye. He wrote the words and Garland did the drawings. Some of the original artwork is held at the Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent (UK).

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007
associate of
Nicholas Garland
1935
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Dame Edna Everage
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Sandy Stone
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Sir Les Patterson
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Barry McKenzie
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
John Perceval
1923
Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
John Henry Spooner
1946
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Les Tanner
1927
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Collections
Citations:
  • Humphries, Barry; & Garland, Nicholas, (1988), The complete Barry McKenzie, (Place: London, England, UK : Methuen London)