Frank Arthur Nankivell (1869–1959) was an Australian artist and political cartoonist, known for his caricatures in publications such as '' Puck''.

Early life

Nankivell was born to John and Annie Nankivell in

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, northwest of

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in April, 1869. He was a book illustrator in New York circles of the 1910s and 1920s on such publications as '' Puck'', which was America's first successful

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. He married Ada J. King in 1899 and had 2 children. She died in 1919. He then married Blanche Elizabeth Martin. The couple had two sons; John (1921-2012) m. Margaret Elizabeth Kreidler, and Ronald (1922-1971) m. Jean Denise McNulty. Nankivell died in 1959.

Education

Nankivell studied art at Wesley College,

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. He later travelled to

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and earned a living as a cartoonist in

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where he made the acquaintance of

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, who later became father of the Japanese comic art now known as

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. Nankivell left Japan in 1894 to study art in

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. He left for

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in 1896 where he worked on magazines as a popular and influential cartoonist devoting his work mainly to social subjects and to state and federal political issues. Nankivell later became a member of the New York Circumnavigators Club, which was open only to those who had circumnavigated the globe longitudinally, by land and/or sea. Other members included

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and

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Works

Several examples of his work are held in the collections of

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in Washington DC. He was a large influence on the Japanese manga artist

. File:PuckCartoon-TeddyRoosevelt-05-23-1906.jpg, 1906 caricature of

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File:Santa1902PuckCover.jpg, Christmas, 1902 cover of '' Puck'' The central bank, Frank A. Nankivell 1910.jpg, 1910 caricature of

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* 1869 births 1959 deaths American cartoonists American people of Australian descent People from Maldon, Victoria People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Australian editorial cartoonists {{cartoonist-stub