A. B.

Also known as Alfred Scott Broad
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Colonial-era Melbourne cartoonist who contributed to Melbourne Punch in the late 1880s. There is some speculation that A.B. is Alfred Scott Broad.

cartoonist, contributed to Melbourne Punch signing work 'AB’, e.g. Better Than Nothing . 'The Yan Yean is very bad, and Jones cannot afford a regular filter. However, the use of a sieve gets rid of the chief impurities’ 1 April 1886 (ill. Fabian, 101). There is some speculation that A.B. might be the artist Alfred Scott Broad .

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007