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Dean Alston interviewed by Helene Charlesworth [sound recording]
Bib ID 1471318
Format AudioAudio
Author Alston, Dean (Dean John Douglas), 1950-
Access Conditions Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee. 
Description 1999. 
4 digital audio tapes (230 min.) 
Summary

Alston talks about his family background; childhood in Mount Pleasant, W.A.; early interest in drawing; education at Mount Pleasant state schools; interest in technical drawing, English, social studies and geography; caricatures of students and teachers and influence of Rigby cartoons. He then talks about his cadetship in cartographic drafting with the State government; Diploma in Cartography at Wembley Technical College; project mapping; illustrating for government tourist books; re-mapping expeditions; writing and cartooning for Social Club journal and freelance cartooning. Alston then talks about a freehold partnership in a tavern; marriage; travelling to London via New Zealand and US; working for British Gas as cartographer, illustrator and caricaturist; weekly strip "Aussies in London" but no cartooning work.

He then talks about returning to Perth; working on "West Australian"; influence of Rigby, Mitchell, Moir, Cook, Tandberg, Knight, Leak and Petty; changes in own style; techniques; importance of the idea; censorship and self-censorship; awards and reasons for staying in Western Australia.

Notes

Interview conducted in association with the J.S.Battye Library of West Australian History.

Accompanying material: a selection of cartoons and newspaper articles about his work.

Recorded between May 24, 1999 and June 14, 1999.

Digital master; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;

Index/Finding Aid Note Summary (1 p.) 
Subjects Alston, Dean - (Dean John Douglas), - 1950- - Interviews.  |  West Australian.  |  Cartoonists - Australia - Interviews.  |  Newspapers - Western Australia - Sections, columns, etc. - Comics.  |  Cartooning - Australia.  |  Cartooning - Western Australia.
Occupation Cartoonists.
Other Authors Charlesworth, Helene Barr  |  J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History
Details Collect From
ORAL TRC 3896
Copy: Recording
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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ORAL TRC 3896 (summary)
Copy: Summary
Petherick Reading Room (Oral History)
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