Arthur Mather b. 1925

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Melbourne political cartoonist, comic strip artist and novelist. When he was 21 (1947) Mather was approached by the director of Atlas Publications, the former newspaper editor Jack Bellew, to create a full-colour comic book featuring a superman type of hero.

Citations

  • Ryan, John (1979), 'Panel by panel : a history of Australian comics’, Stanmore, NSW : Cassell Australia.

  • Senyard, June (ed.) (1991), 'Labor in cartoons : cartoons of the Australian Labor Party in Victoria 1891-1990’, South Yarra, Vic : Hyland House.

  • Shiell, Annette (ed.) (1998), 'Bonzer: Australian comics 1900s-1990s’, Melbourne, Vic : Elgua Media, 1999.

  • Shiell, Annette; & Unger, Ingrid (1994), 'Ace Biographical Portraits… 1930s-1990s’, Clayton, Vic : National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists