Frank Dunne b. c.March 1898

Also known as Lawrence Francis Dunne
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century War themed newspaper cartoonist.

Citations

  • Caban, 'pp 40-43’.

  • Blaikie, 'pp 82-83’.

  • Lindesay, Vane (1979), pp 28-29.

  • Information sourced from McCulloch, Alan.

  • Rainbow, Brenda (1998), '“Golden Years of Cartooning” 1920 to 1940: Featuring the works of Stan Cross & more than twenty cartoonists of the same era’, Coffs Harbour, NSW: Bunker Cartoon Gallery.

  • Lindesay, Vane (1994), pp 45, 94.

  • 'World War I Personnel Records : B2455’, Canberra, ACT : National Archives of Australia.

See also

  • 'self-portrait with the rest of the art staff, Smith's Weekly, 20 April 1935'.
  • 'self-portrait screaming at fish in bowl, "Stop Blowin' Them Bubbles You're Drivin' Me Crazy", Smith's Weekly, 15 April 1933, p 3', with joke biography by Kenneth Slessor which includes: 'prominent goldfish-breeder and exhibitor, owner of reserve ch. goldfish bitch "Chips"', captioned 'Dunne, Digger, thinks the war's still on'. Included in line-up of portraits captioned 'Seeing's Believing--"Smith's" Artists On Parade' 30 July 1932, 7, with description: 'The handsome creature next to Donaldson is FRANK DUNNE, which is only fair, seeing he drew this picture. Frank lost the hair on his head chasing models under fences. Supporting Frank on his left is ALEX KING, a bright youngster, who does most of the work for which Frank is paid.' (The other artists are Cross, Donaldson, Horseman, Jonsson, Miller, Morrison, Petrov, Virgil Reilly and Jim Russell.).
  • 'self-portrait head ill. Walter Stone, 1973, p 10'.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists