Edward Scafe Scorfield b. 21 April 1882

Also known as Ted Scorfield
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Sydney Bulletin cartoonist, poster designer and etcher. Before migrating to Australia in 1925 Scorfield played rugby for England and served in the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli. Joining the Bulletin in Sydney, Scorfield replaced Norman Lindsay as cartoonist and illustrator.
Tags: Poster design

Citations

  • (1997), 'AGWA cartoon printout’, Perth, WA : Art Gallery of Western Australia, June, Information from Janda Gooding.

  • Coleman, Peter (2002), 'Scorfield, Edward Scafe (1882 – 1965)’, Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 16, Melbourne University Press, pp 197-198.

  • Kerr, Joan (1999), 'Artists and cartoonists in black and white’, Sydney, NSW : S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW).

  • King, Jonathan (1979), 'The other side of the coin : a cartoon history of Australia’, Stanmore, NSW : Cassell Australia (Revised edition).

  • Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image : a social and historical survey of Australian comic art’, Richmond, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (new edition), p 55.

  • Lindesay, Vane (1994), 'Drawing from life : a history of the Australian Black and White Artists’ Club’, Sydney, NSW : State Library of New South Wales Press, p 95.

  • Rafty, Tony; with Mack, Brodie (1964), 'Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning’, Sydney, NSW : Blaxland Gallery (catalogue).

  • Rolfe, Patricia (1979), 'The journalistic javelin : an illustrated history of the Bulletin’, Sydney, NSW : Wildcat Press ; Gladesville, NSW : distributed by Golden Press, p 270.

  • Stewart, Douglas (1977), 'Writers of the Bulletin’, Sydney, NSW : Australian Broadcasting Commission.

  • Stone, Walter (1973), ’50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia’, Adelaide, SA : The News, Adelaide in association with the Art Gallery of South Australia, p 82.

  • (1941), 'War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth’, Ottawa, Canada : National Gallery of Canada (catalogue).

  • (1965), Sydney, NSW : Bulletin, 12-25.

  • Coleman, Peter; & Tanner, Les (1967), 'Cartoons of Australian history’, Melbourne, Vic : Nelson.

  • Butler, Roger, Canberra, ACT : National Gallery of Australia website.

See also

  • 'Caricature of his own head (ill. King, 114).'.
  • 'A cartoonist leaving a room filled with world leaders etc. and a drawing table, possibly a self-portrait (ill. King, 7).'.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists