Leigh Hobbs b. 1953

  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late 20th century Melbourne designer, children's book author and cartoonist. Hobbs's ink and watercolour 'Design for a Flinders St. Station tea pot' 1981 is in the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria.

cartoonist, contributed to Overland , e.g. Favouritism (man borrowing books from a library) no.84 (July 1981), 16; You are 4,000 miles from Griffith’s Teas (sign beside thirsty man in desert) no.83 (1981), 8. His ink and watercolour Design for a Flinders St. Station tea pot 1981 is in the SLV (gift of Mr Leigh Hobbs, 1994) and a teapot make to his design is in the NGV. The Library also holds other original cartoons.

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007