cartoonist, was born on 31 December 1953 and lives in Melbourne. He was a regular contributor of cartoons, drawn in a style clearly influenced by Michael Leunig , to the Times on Sunday , the Age and the Sunday Herald . An original cartoon signed 'Wright’ and dated 26 May 1981 and one by 'J. Wright’ (his normal signature) dated 15 October 1985 were drawn for the Bulletin (originals Mitchell Library PXD 739). Since 1992 Wright has drawn the weekly editorial cartoon for the Age on Sunday , including 'The Seagull on the statue of Captain Cook’, a wordy seven-part story about the seagull that perches on the statue of Cook at St Kilda every day in memory of Cook, who was told by his crew as a joke that wearing a seagull would impress the kooris (who found it hilarious). The cartoon was reprinted in the Koori Mail , 7 April 1993, p.2.
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- Writers:
- Kerr, Joan
- Date written:
- 1996
- Last updated:
- 2007
