The Australian Cartoonists' Association is the Australian professional

cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and g ...

s' organisation and was established on 17 July 1924 as the Society of Australian Black and White Artists. It soon became The Black and White Artists Society; and, by 1938, its name had been changed to The Black and White Artists Club.''Sydney Morning Herald'' 6 August 1938
/ref> By 1939, it had a sketching division and an etching division.

First clubrooms

The Association's first clubrooms were at 250 George Street, Sydney.

Founding members

Founding members were Reg Russom,

Unk White Cecil John White (1900 – March 1986), known under the pen name 'Unk' White, was an Australian cartoonist born in Auckland, New Zealand. White came to Sydney in 1922 with the artists Joe and Guy Lynch and was soon immersed in the bohemian sce ...

Syd Nicholls Sydney 'Syd' Wentworth Nicholls (20 December 18963 June 1977) was an Australian cartoonist and commercial artist, best known for the long-running comic strip ''Fatty Finn''. Biography Syd Nicholls was born in Frederick Henry Bay, Tasmania on 2 ...

, Jack Quayle, John Wiseman, Jack Baird,

Joe Jonsson Nils Josef Jonsson (originally Jönsson) (13 December 1890 – 19 March 1963) was an Australian cartoonist born in Halmstad, Sweden. At age 18 he went to sea for nine years, painting in his spare time. In 1915 he "jumped ship" in New Zealand whe ...

, Cyril Samuels, Frank Jessop, Brodie Mack, Mick Paul, Harry J Weston, Jack Waring, Syd Miller,

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, F H Cumberworth, Fred Knowles and

Cecil Hartt Cecil Lawrence Hartt (15 July 1884 – ''c''. 17 May 1930) was an Australian cartoonist and caricaturist. As a wartime artist, he popularised the concept of the Australian digger as independent, easy-going and disrespectful of authority, ...

, who was elected president.

Other notable members

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(elected president 2009) * Alex Gurney

Hall of Fame

Jimmy Bancks James Charles Bancks (10 May 1889 – 1 July 1952) was an Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip '' Ginger Meggs''. Biography James Charles Bancks was born in Enmore, New South Wales, Australia on 10 May 1889, the son of an Iris ...

(1889–1952) – creator of ''

Ginger Meggs ''Ginger Meggs'', Australia's most popular and longest-running comic strip, was created in the early 1920s by Jimmy Bancks. The strip follows the escapades of a red-haired prepubescent mischief-maker who lives in an inner suburban working-class ...

'' * Stanley Cross (1888–1977) – creator of ''

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'' and '' Wally and the Major'' *

Will Dyson William Henry Dyson (3 September 1880 – 21 January 1938) was an Australian illustrator and political cartoonist. In 1931 he was regarded as "one of the world's foremost black and white artists", and in 1980, "Australia's greatest cartoonist" ...

(1880–1938) – political cartoonist (''

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'', '' Melbourne Punch'', '' Daily Herald'') * Ken Emerson (1927-2010) - creator of ''On The Rocks'' and ''The Warrumbunglers'' * George Finey (1895–1987) – cartoonist (''

Smith's Weekly ''Smith's Weekly'' was an Australian tabloid newspaper published from 1919 to 1950. It was an independent weekly published in Sydney, but read all over Australia. History The publication took its name from its founder and chief financer Sir J ...

'') *

May Gibbs Cecilia May Gibbs MBE (17 January 1877 – 27 November 1969) was an Australian children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is best known for her gumnut babies (also known as "bush babies" or "bush fairies"), and the book '' Snugglepot ...

(1877-1969) - author and illustrator * Alex Gurney (1902–1955) – creator of ''

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'' * Geoff Hook (1928-) - editorial cartoonist for the ''

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'', ''

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'' *

Eric Jolliffe Eric Ernest Jolliffe (31 January 190716 November 2001)Tony Stephens, "A talent drawn from the bush", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 27 November 2001, p. 44. was an Australian cartoonist and illustrator. Early life Born in Portsmouth, England, ...

(1907-2001) - creator of ''Witchetty's Tribe'' and ''Saltbush Bill'' * Percy Leason (1889–1959) – early political cartoonist (''

'', '' Melbourne Punch'') * Vane Lindesay (1920-) - cartoonist, author and cartoon historian *

Norman Lindsay Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, art critic, novelist, cartoonist and amateur boxer. One of the most prolific and popular Australian artists of his generat ...

(1879-1969) - acclaimed artist, sculptor and cartoonist * David Low (1891-1963) - political cartoonist and caricaturist * Phil May (1864-1903) - caricaturist * Emile Mercier (1901–1981) - editorial cartoonist for '' The Mirror'' * Pat Oliphant (1934– ) – 1967

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winner *

Bruce Petty Bruce Leslie Petty, born 23 November 1929 at Doncaster, a suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's best known political satirists and cartoonists.Ron Tandberg Ronald Peter Tandberg (31 December 1943 – 8 January 2018) was an Australian illustrator and political cartoonist who contributed to ''The Age'' newspaper in Melbourne, Australia from 1972. Tandberg's credits include eleven Walkley Awards. He w ...

(1943–2018) - editorial cartoonist for ''

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'' *

Monty Wedd Montague Thomas Archibald Wedd (1921–2012) was an Australian comic artist, animator and author. Biography Wedd was born in Glebe, New South Wales on 5 January 1921. As a school boy he was instructed in art by Oswald Brock. He left high sch ...

( OA) (1921–2012) – creator of ''Captain Justice'', ''Ned Kelly'' and ''Ben Hall'' comic strips

ACA presidents

Stanley Awards

The Stanley Awards are issued annually by the Australian Cartoonists' Association and recognise the best of Australian

s and cartooning.

Gold Stanley Award

The ACA's ultimate credit to a cartoonist is the Gold

Stanley Award The Stanley Awards, also known as The Stanleys, are an annual comics award issued by the Australian Cartoonists' Association which recognize the best of Australian cartoonists and cartooning. They are named after Stan Cross and were first organiz ...

(named after Australian cartoonist

Stan Cross Stanley George Cross (3 December 1888 – 16 June 1977) was born in the United States but was known as an Australian strip and political cartoonist who drew for ''Smith's Weekly'' and the ''Herald & Weekly Times''. Cross is famous for his iconi ...

, who was a longtime president of the ACA). Previous recipients of the award are:

Jim Russell Award

The Jim Russell Award, formerly the Silver Stanley Award, (named after Australian cartoonist Jim Russell), given to individuals or organisations who, in the opinion of the ACA Board, has made a significant contribution to Australian cartooning. Previous recipients of the award are:

Footnotes

References

A Fleet Souvenir, ''The Sydney Mail'', (Wednesday, 29 July 1925), p3.

External links

Australian Cartoonists' Association
– official website
The Stanleys
* Lindesay, Vane, ''Drawing from Life: A History of the Australian Black and White Artists' Club'', State Library of New South Wales Press, (Sydney), 1994. {{Animation industry in Australia Australian cartoonists Cartooning Comics-related organizations Australian artist groups and collectives 1924 establishments in Australia Arts organizations established in 1924