Norman Mitchell b. 1920

Also known as Norm Mitchell
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Sydney and Adelaide cartoonist and animator. Having won art competitions at school and at local Shows as a child, Mitchell joined Smith's Weekly as a copy boy in 1935 with the idea of moving onto the art staff.

Citations

  • Gooding, Janda (June 1997), 'Art Gallery of Western Australia cartoon printout’, Perth, WA : Art Gallery of Western Australia [Information from], .

  • Blaikie, George (1966), 'Remember Smith’s weekly? : a biography of an uninhibited national Australian newspaper, born: 1 March 1919, died: 28 October 1950’, Adelaide, SA : Rigby, p 95.

  • Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image : a social and historical survey of Australian comic art’, Richmond, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (new edition).

  • Rafty, Tony; with Mack, Brodie (1964), 'Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning’, Sydney, NSW : Blaxland Gallery.

  • Stone, Walter (1973), ’50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia’, Adelaide, SA : The News, Adelaide in association with the Art Gallery of South Australia, p 80.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists