Bert Levy

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Levy was a Federation period cartoonist who contributed to the Bulletin.
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cartoonist, drew Jewish gags for the 'Society’ and 'Aboriginalities’ pages of the Bulletin in the 1890s (Rolfe, 50), e.g. 'Menser Motzerkleiss (to Simcka Abramovich, who wants his daughter): “My daughter has £20 000; if you close your business on Saturdays, I’ll make it £30 000.”/ Simcka Abramovich (with an eye to business): “Vell, make it £50 000 and I’ll close it altogether”’(1895); 'Sketches at the Criterion’ [African American entertainers] 8 July 1899, 19; 'The Advent Of The Bike – “One Of The Unemployed” [a horse]’ (1897, ill. King II, 71).

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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References [<ExternalResource: Rolfe, Patricia (1979), 'The journalistic javelin : an illustrated history of the Bulletin', Sydney, NSW : Wildcat Press ; Gladesville, NSW : distributed by Golden Press.>, <ExternalResource: King, Jonathan (1983), 'A cartoon history of Australia : a social history of Australia in cartoons', Adelaide, SA : Savvass.>]