Cerberus

Also known as J. Eden Saville
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Colonial South Australian cartoonist who used the pseudonym Cerberus, and employed Roman allegorical figures in his work to represent contemporary Australian concerns. He may have been J. Eden Saville, chief artist of the 'Portonian' (South Australia). Cerberus worked on this paper for 10 years.

Citations

  • Judd, Craig (1999), 'Australians in black & white: (the most public art)’, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Apparently considered, but not used, for the exhibition.

  • Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson, 2 volumes, (facsimile reprint, 1980).

  • King, J. (1979), 'The other side of the coin: a cartoon history of Australia’, Stanmore, New South Wales: Cassell Australia.

  • Mahood, M. (1973), 'The loaded line: Australian political caricature, 1788-1901’, Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press.

  • Cerberus, 'Scrapbook for the Portonian’, Port Adelaide, South Australia (copy in Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales).

  • Judd, Craig (1999), 'Australians in black & white: (the most public art)’, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Apparently considered, but not used, for the exhibition.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists