Cartoonist Phil May, 21 February 1895 [picture] / Spy
- Bib ID:
- 4775758
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Ward, Leslie, Sir, 1851-1922
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- London : Vanity Fair ; 1895
- 1 print : lithograph, col. ; image 31.9 x 18.8 cm., on sheet 38.2 x 26.4 cm.
- Biography/History:
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Phil May was a black and white artist, born 1864 at New Wortley, Leeds, England. He was induced to go to Australia between 1886 and 1888 as artist for the Sydney Bulletin by W. H. Traill and during his stay produced more than 900 drawings. May was a fine portraitist as well as cartoonist--Information from reference source.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on information from inscriptions.
- Inscriptions: "Phil"--Printed below image; "Vanity Fair, Feb 21, 1895"--Printed above image; "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith"--Printed lower left.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138021876
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from New Activities Pty. Ltd., 2010.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Cartoonists
- Other authors/contributors:
- Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Engraving
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1922
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1895
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