E. Ashton Murphy b. c.1874

Also known as Ashton Murphy
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Federation era Brisbane (and Toowoomba ?) black-and-white artist. In the 1920s he was employed by Joseph Cornelius Marconi to draw cartoons and do graphic designs that made extravagant claims for his Brisbane-based Goanna Salve, 'the Australian bush ointment', which became an Australian icon.

Citations

  • McBride, Frank; and Taylor, Helen (1997), 'Brisbane 100 Stories’, Brisbane, Qld : Brisbane City Council, p.10 (ill.).

  • McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art’, St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin (3rd revised edition).

  • Moore, William (1934), 'Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson (facsimile 1980).

  • Brown, Julie K.; & Maynard, Margaret (1980), 'Fine art exhibitions in Brisbane, 1884-1916’, St. Lucia Qld : Fryer Memorial Library, University of Queensland.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists