Cartoons by Virgil Reilly, Joan Morrison, Frank Dunne, Stan Cross and Jim Russell, ca. 1904-2000
Cartoons by Virgil Reilly, Joan Morrison, Frank Dunne, Stan Cross and Jim Russell, ca. 1904-2000
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1904-2000
Call Numbers
PXD 1358
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
14 drawings - 52.8 x 51 cm or less - pen and ink
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Cartoons about life and society. Below is a list of the captions to the cartoons.
PXD 1358/no. 1
Stan Cross
1. ‘Stumpy! Come ‘ere an’ leave dat lightenin’ alone – you bite dat, it ‘ud blow de plurry tripes out o’ you’, (52.8 x 51 cm)
PXD 1358/no. 2
Bowden (?)
1. [--?] To Hubby (12 kids at table also): ‘You’ve done nothin’...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Cartoons by Virgil Reilly, Joan Morrison, Frank Dunne, Stan Cross and Jim Russell, ca. 1904-2000
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4907 as part of the eRecords Project 2013-14
Numbers used this record have not be assigned to items
Signature / Inscriptions
All works signed and have captions
Date note
Date range based on active periods of artists. See Design & Art Australia Online. http://www.daao.org.au/bio/jim-russell/ (Accessed 15 July, 2013)
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs D. Stretton on behalf of M.J. Costello, 1981
Pic.Acc.4907
Administrative / Biographical history
Virgil (1892-1974), cartoonist and illustrator. Always known as ‘Virgil’, the name he signed on all his work. In 1920 he joined Smith’s Weekly as a staff artist in Sydney where he remained until 1940. ‘Virgil girls’ in Smith’s were the sex symbols of Australia. They made him one of Australia’s best known and highly paid newspaper artists. For a tim...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1358
Record Identifier
Y0KDZRP1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KDZRP1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
911170
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