Peter Thomas Chapman b. 1925 Cammeray, NSW

Also known as Peter Chapman
  • Artist (Painter) , (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late 20th century freelance comic book artist.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1996
Name
Peter Thomas Chapman
Also known as Peter Chapman
Birth date
1925
Birth place
Cammeray, NSW
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Residence
  • c.1973- c.1989 Narrabri, NSW
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher
Active Period
  • c.1948- c.1999
Languages
  • English
Training
  • East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

freelance comic book artist, was born on 23 April 1925 at Cammeray, NSW. He studied illustration at ESTC under William Dobell , Lyndon Dadswell, E. A. Harvey, Douglas Dundas and Townsend [G. K. Townshend ?] and there met Phil Belbin . Working as a freelance, he drew for Frank Johnson (comics) and K.G. Murray (comic book covers) before joining Frew Publications in a freelance capacity. He remained for 12 years, illustrating about 200 comics, mainly adventure ones. When the comic book industry declined, he again worked as a freelance illustrator. In 1965 he was appointed a designer with John Sands, doing greeting cards, games and calendars. In 1973 he moved to the bush at Narrabri, where he built a house and a large studio on a small cattle property and continued to work freelance for the Horwitz group. He also taught at the local TAFE before starting up his own art school in 1989. He was still teaching, illustrating and painting on commission in the late 1990s. He has always mostly drawn adventure comics, including Phantom Ranger , Sir Falcon and Shadow .

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007
associate of
William Dobell
1899
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Lyndon Dadswell
Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Douglas Dundas
1900
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Townsend Duryea
1823
Artist (Photographer)
Townshend, G. K. ?
associate of
Phil Belbin
1925
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Franklin Johnson
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
K. G. Murray
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
E. A. Harvey
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
June Mendoza
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Noreen Shelley
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Citations:
  • Chapman, Peter, Shadow
  • Chapman, Peter, Sir Falcon
  • Chapman, Peter, Phantom Ranger
  • Ryan, John, (1979), Panel by Panel : a history of Australian comics, (Place: Stanmore, NSW : Cassell Australia)
  • Shiell, Annette & Unger, Ingrid, (1994), Ace Biographical Portraits...1930s-1990s, (Place: Canberra, ACT : National Centre for Australian Studies)
  • Shiell, Annette (ed.), (1998), Bonzer: Australian Comics 1900s-1990s, (Place: Melbourne, Vic : Elgua Media/ Binara Publishing)