John Endean

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Sydney Bulletin cartoonist. Endean also worked in London in 1952-54. In 1964 he joined the ABC.
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cartoonist, drew cartoons for Arna (Journal of the University of Sydney Arts Society) in the c.1940s. At the same time he also began contributing to the Bulletin . He was a Smith’s Weekly cadet in 1945. Three original cartoons drawn for Smith’s – “Caution curve. I told you so!”, “Tell them to repeat the last couple of words” and “Could I talk to you a moment, there’s something I want to get off my chest” – are in Mitchell Library (PXD 840) donated by the wife of a reporter in 1999 along with approximately 20 other originals and a copy of the final issue, 28 October 1950, signed by all the cartoonists.

Endean worked in London in 1952-54, then joined the Sydney Daily Mirror . He continued to contribute to the Bulletin both before and after the ACP takeover in 1960 (Rolfe, 271), eg “Dear Dorothy Dix…!” (woman with knife in back, big original Mitchell Library Px*D 426/14); “Do you have the recipe for this one?” (woman in art gallery in front of still life painting, big original Px*D426/26); (two priests looking at Sistine Chapel-style ceiling consisting mostly of large Baroque female nudes) “It’s marvellous the difference a coat of paint makes to a room” 1961 (ill. Rolfe, 303). 130 original drawings for the Bulletin 1955-60 are in the ML Bulletin collection, while 34 original Endean cartoons for the Bulletin and Australian Business ( Oz Biz ) from 26 December 1978 to 22 December 1981 + n.d. are at ML PXD 739, e.g. 'Of course, Tourism is still Our Main Industry’ (factory assembly line with archetypal tourists rolling off it, included in State Library of New South Wales b/w exhibition 1999). Endean joined the ABC in 1964.

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

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References [<ExternalResource: (June 1997), 'Art Gallery of Western Australia cartoon computer list', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA, .>, <ExternalResource: Rafty, Tony and Mack, Brodie (1964), 'Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning', Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Stone, Walter (1973), 'Fifty Years of the Newspaper Cartoon in Australia', The News, Adelaide in Association with the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA [p. 75].>, <ExternalResource: 'PICMAN', State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Judd, Craig (1999), 'Australians in Black & White (the most public art)', Catalogue, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Rolfe, P. (1979), 'The Journalistic Javelin - an Illustrated History of the Bulletin', Wildcat Press, [distributed by Golden Press] Gladesville, NSW [p. 271].>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Kerr, Louella.>] [<ExternalResource: (June 1997), 'Art Gallery of Western Australia cartoon computer list', Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA, .>]