Cartoons, ca. 1930-1945 / drawn by Brodie Mack
Cartoons, ca. 1930-1945 / drawn by Brodie Mack
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1930-1945
Call Numbers
PXA 7172
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Physical Description
Contents
18 drawings - 23 x 21 cm or smaller - pen & ink
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Eighteen original cartoons drawn by Brodie Mack, ca. 1930-1945. The cartoons cover a range of subjects, from soldiers, boxers and golfers, to historical figures, including Australian aviator Lawrence Hargrave, Elizabeth I and William Pitt the Elder. Many have typed captions stuck to the back with either a joke or piece of trivia and appear to have...
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Full title
Cartoons, ca. 1930-1945 / drawn by Brodie Mack
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Drawings 1-4 and 6-15 have cartoon captions pasted onto the reverse of the drawing. Drawings 1-14, 16-17 are signed: Brodie Mack. Drawing 15 is signed: B. M. Drawing 18 is unsigned.
Date note
Undated, however there are several wartime subjects which hints at a World War II creation date.
Description source
Titles of cartoons 1-4 and 6-15 were taken from the cartoon caption on the reverse of the cartoon. Title of cartoon 16 has been created by the cataloguer and cartoons 5, 17 and 18 have been titled from the drawings' captions.
Contextual Information
Source
A donation from the estates of Richard George Wright and his father, George Herbert Wright. Presented by Sue Howard, daughter of George Herbert Wright and sister of Richard George Wright, March 2018
Collection history
A gift from Brodie Mack to George Herbert Wright
Administrative / Biographical history
Brodie Mack (born Edward Claggie Mack), 1879-1965, was a Sydney based cartoonist and theatre entrepreneur. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, he had cartoons published in the New Zealand Freelance before moving to Sydney to work as a theatrical executive for Fullers Theatres.
His work appeared in a variety of publications, including, Army News, Th...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 7172
Record Identifier
1wNrLV0n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1wNrLV0n
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9609190
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