Moira Bertram b. 1929

Also known as Bert
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century comic book artist. Bertram turned traditional comics on their head by placing a woman in the central role in her comic strip 'Jo'. The heroine is still portrayed, however as an alluring woman, her posturing borrowing from 1940s pin-up girls. Bertram studied portrait painting, but was always drawn to her comics, which were usually action-packed and whimsical.

Citations

  • Cuthbert, Penny, '(biography)’, Heritage.

  • McInerney, Sally (6 August 1983), 'Moira, Black Knox and Flameman’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Ryan, John (1979), 'Panel by Panel: A History of Australian Comics’, Sydney, N ew South Wales.

  • Shiell, Annette (ed.) (1998), 'Bonzer: Australian Comics 1900s-1990s’, Victoria: Elgua Media, National Centre for Australian Studies Monash University.

  • Shiell, Annette and Unger, Ingrid (1994), 'Ace Biographical Portraits… 1930s-1990s’, Clayton, Victoria: National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University.

  • 'Frank Johnson papers’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, ML ms.

  • 'John Ryan Collection of Australian Comics’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, NLA Ephemera Collections MS6514.

See also

  • 'section 10, plate 448'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions