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Gibbs, May, b. 1877
Creator of the famous tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, the Gumnut babies, Gibbs began her career as a cartoonist and hoped to be recognised as ...
McLeod, John, b. 1877
Sculptor, painter, teacher, and illustrator. He was a member of the West Australian Society of Arts with which he exhibited regularly and held numerous positions ...
Rowbotham, Walter, b. 1878
Painter and teacher, won the Royal College of Art Scholarship and the Royal College of Art Travelling Scholarship. Rowbotham exhibited with West Australian Society of ...
Norton, Charles Basil, b. 1887
Cartoonist, illustrator and artist, was born in England. Norton did illustrations for various Sydney newspapers, including Smith's Weekly, the Telegraph, the Sunday Sun and Guardian, ...
Cross, Stan, b. 1888
Significant mid 20th century newspaper comic strip artist. Created 'Wally and the Major', 'The Potts' and 'For gorsake, stop laughing: this is serious!'.
Mattinson, Lance, b. 1892
Early 20th century Perth, London and Sydney cartoonist. Mattinson was art editor of the AIF paper 'Aussie' (1918-19), published in France.
Darbyshire, Beatrice Dean, b. 1901
A talented artist, Beatrice Darbyshire exhibited in England and Perth throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
O'Harris, Pixie, b. 1903
Pixie O'Harris was a mid 20th century painter, children's book illustrator, muralist, cartoonist and writer. It was the birth of her third daughter that prompted ...
Buzacott, Nutter, b. 1905
Buzacott was a printmaker, commercial artist (graphic designer), political illustrator, painter and teacher. A mural by Buzacott is also known. He travelled widely in Australia ...
Hawkins, Sheila, b. 1905
Mid 20th century painter, illustrator and author. War artist and children's book illustrator.
Rees, Leslie Clarence, b. 1905
Illustrator, author, art critic, editor, producer, drama historian and dramatist. Rees published many popular and beautifully illustrated children's books on Australian fauna, but he is ...
Cook, Eileen, b. 1906
Eileen Cook was born in 1906. She was a sculptor and modeller. Cook earned her living as a commercial artist, primarily as an illustrator, drawing ...
McClintock, Herbert, b. 1906
Mid 20th century political and surrealist painter, cartoonist, commercial artist and singer.
Missingham, Hal, b. 1906
Western Australian born painter, photographer, illustrator and author. He also had an active interest in design issues authoring a book, "Design Focus" for architects, craftworkers ...
Bennett, Harry W., b. 1907
Early 20th century West Australian-born newspaper cartoonist who moved to New Zealand at an early age and who began his career aged 13 contributing political ...
Erickson, Frederica Lucy, b. 1908
Wildflower painter, botanical illustrator, author, naturalist and teacher whose many honours included the Order of Australia (Gen Div.) for service to the arts and an ...
Thompson, Robert McKay, b. 1910
Painter, illustrator, designer and art teacher. He was a very gentle man remembered with affection by past students.
Lang, Jean Euphemia, b. 1912
Jean Euphemia Lang was born in 1912. She was an illustrator, painter, china painter, potter, teacher and historian. In 1991 she was awarded Citizen of ...
Penberthy, Wesley, b. 1920
Winner of the 1955 Sulman Award. Pemberthy studied under Norman Lindsay in New South Wales.
Snook, Athol, b. 1920
Athol Snook was born in 1920. He was commercial artist, magazine and advertisement illustrator who studied under George Bell in Melbourne.