Michael Atchison b. 1933

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late 20th century Adelaide cartoonist and children's book illustrator. Atchinson was a regular contributor to Punch magazine and from 1968 he worked as the daily political cartoonist on the Adelaide Advertiser where he remained for over 20 years.

Citations

  • Atchison, Michael (1986), 'The West Book’.

  • Atchison, Michael (1986), 'Pardon My French’.

  • Atchison, Michael (1985), 'What’s Your Problem’.

  • Atchison, Michael (1982), 'Wry Rhymes for Troublesome Times 1982’.

  • Atchison, Michael (1985), 'Frank Bould Sr Buster’.

  • Atchison, Michael (1982), 'Songs for my dog’.

  • Atchison, Michael (1982), 'Wry Rhymes for Troublesome Times’.

  • Adams, Phillip (1986), 'Arrest that Cartoonist!’, Penguin, Ringwood, Vic.

  • Bridges, Jim; & Heimann, Rolf (eds.) (1988), 'Australia, the cartoon’, Carlton, Vic : McCulloch, ll. pp 58, 74.

  • Jensen, John (1989), 'Australasian Cartoonists in Britain 1889-1988 (Working Paper 43)’, London, England, UK : Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.

  • Lindesay, Vane (1994), 'Drawing from life : a history of the Australian Black and White Artists’ Club’, State Library of New South Wales Press, Sydney, NSW, pp 53, 95.

  • Stone, Walter (1973), ’50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, p 74.

  • Turner, Ann, 'Oral History interviews’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • (1986), 'Australian Black and White Artists Club Book of Originals’, Sydney, NSW : Australian Black and White Artists Club/ Art Gallery of New South Wales (178.1988.1-102).

  • 'wittyworld international cartoons online’, hhtp:/www.wittyworld.com/wittyworld/whowho/whowho-a.html.

  • Turner, Ann (ed) (2000), 'In Their Image : contemporary Australian cartoonists’, National Library of Australia [Oral History interview], Canberra, ACT :.

  • Sydney, NSW : Man.

  • Punch.

  • Daily Mirror.

  • Adelaide Advertiser.

  • (1997), 'Bringing the House Down : 12 Months of Australian Political Humour’, National Museum of Australia / Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT, cat.28.

  • Hansen, Guy (2005), '[Cartoons 2004] : Behind the lines : The year’s best cartoons’, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • Radcliffe, Russ (ed.) (2004), 'Best Australian political cartoons 2004’, Scribe, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Radcliffe, Russ (ed.) (2005), 'Best Australian political cartoons 2005’, Scribe, Melbourne, Vic.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists