Jess Blake

Also known as Jess Dyson
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Federation-era cartoonist, Jess Blake was a member of the talented Dyson family - her siblings included writer Edward, cartoonists Ambrose and Will and fashion designer Ett. Blake caused a family uproar when she married Harry Blake at 17 and already four months pregnant.

Citations

  • McMullin, Ross (1984), 'Will Dyson’, Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson, p.42.

  • (1907), Bookfellow, 04-18, p 8.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists