Leslie Clarence Rees b. 28 December 1905

Also known as Leslie Rees
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Illustrator, author, art critic, editor, producer, drama historian and dramatist. Rees published many popular and beautifully illustrated children's books on Australian fauna, but he is best known for creating the character, Digit Dick
Tags: Illustration, children's literature

Citations

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2000), 'Art and Design in Western Australia: Perth Technical College 1900-2000’, Central Metropolitan College of TAFE, Perth, WA.

  • (2000), 'Obituary’, Sydney Morning Herald, August 17, p. 29.

  • (2000), 'Obituary’, Australian, August 25, p. 16.

  • (1988), Australian Women’s Weekly, May, p. 99.

  • (1995), Sydney Morning Herald, December 28, p. 3.

  • Duyker, Edward, “Rees, Leslie” The Dictionary of Sydney

    https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/rees_leslie

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)