Toadbusters!
- Bib ID:
- 8128322
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. POSTER 2024-440 copy
- Description:
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- [St Lucia, Qld.] : [University of Queensland Union], [1985.]
- 1 poster : colour ; 50.7 x 37.8 cm
- Summary:
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Poster features a drawing of a toad trapped by a stop sign, referring to the eradication of the cane toad in Queensland. The image brings to mind the logo of the 1984 American fantasy comedy film, Ghostbusters.
- Biography/History:
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"Damien Ledwich (1955-2017) was a Brisbane based cartoonist, illustrator, animator and graphic designer. He graduated from University of Queensland in 1976 with a Bachelor of Design Studies. In the late 1970s he became part of the editorial team of UQ magazine Semper Floreat and was later heavily involved in Cane Toad Times. Throughout the 1980s he was a central figure in Brisbane’s indie media, activism and arts and culture scenes working with The Activities Centre, 4ZZZ Radio Collective, ZIP Collective and many other groups. Damien was one of the founders of design company Toadshow Pty Ltd in 1986 and was lead designer on many of Toadshow’s major projects and all of their theatre productions. He was a talented animator and made a number of short animated films. His film Feral Television won the Yoram Gross Animation Award for best Australian animated short film in 1991"-- State Library of Queensland website viewed 2 December 2019, http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=slq_alma21226542750002061&context=L&vid=SLQ&lang=en_US&search_scope=SLQ_PCI_EBSCO&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=all&query=any,contains,damien%20ledwich
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- Designed and printed by Damien Ledwich.
- POSTER 2024-440 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2171279950
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Ledwich, Damien, artist, printer
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1985
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