Eric Walmsley Heath (born 23 November 1923) is a New Zealand artist, illustrator, and cartoonist.

Life and work

Heath was born in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

and began his professional life working as an filing clerk for ''The Evening Post''. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War and served with the Air Sea Rescue Catalina Squadron in the Solomon Islands. After his military service Heath returned to working for ''The Evening Post'', training as a photo engraver. Subsequent to this he worked as a freelance artist. In 1965, Heath had his first cartoon published in '' The Dominion'' newspaper. He was the editorial cartoonist for the ''Dominion'' from 1964 until 1993 and produced five cartoons a week for 28 years. Heath also produced illustrations for commissioned or collaborative books covering diverse subject matter.

Hobbies

Heath participated in

scuba diving Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba", an acronym for "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", was coined by Chris ...

and helped establish the Wellington Underwater Club in 1951. He has also built stage sets for the Plimmerton Little Theatre group and replica bumboats.

Bibliography

* ''Marine Fishes of New Zealand'' by Eric Heath and John M. Moreland. Bailey Bros and Swinfen. 1969. *''Marine Fishes of New Zealand: Shoreline and Shallow Seas'' v. 1 (Mobil New Zealand nature series) by L. Paul and Eric Heath. Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 1997 *Marine Fishes of New Zealand: Deeper Coastal and Ocean Waters v. 2 (Mobil New Zealand nature series) by L. Paul and Eric Heath. Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 1997 *Seashore Life (Mobil New Zealand nature series) by Eric Heath and R.K. Dell. Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 1993 *''Classic Steam Locomotives of New Zealand'' Vol 1 by Bob Stott and Eric Heath. Grantham House Publishing. 1994.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heath, Eric New Zealand editorial cartoonists New Zealand illustrators 1923 births Living people New Zealand military personnel of World War II Artists from Wellington City