Roy Cecil Hodgkinson b. 28 April 1911

Also known as Roy Hodgkinson
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Sydney-born and trained, Melbourne-based war artist, illustrator and cartoonist. During WWII Hodgkinson served as an official war artist in New Guinea, Ceylon, India, Burma and Darwin.

Citations

  • Gray, Anne (c.1988), 'Send Me More Paint’, Canberra, ACT : Australian War Memorial, (which includes original drawing of 'Concert Party, Milne Bay’ used in the War Memorial Christmas Annual Khaki and Green).

  • Germaine, Max (1990), 'Artists & galleries of Australia’, Roseville, NSW : Craftsman House (3rd, enlarged, edition).

  • Information sourced from Riddler, Eric.

  • Johnson, Joseph (1994), 'Laughter and the Love of Friends : A Centenary History of the Melbourne Savage Club 1894-1994 and A History of the Yorick Club 1868-1966’, Melbourne, Vic : Melbourne Savage Club.

  • McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art’, St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin (3rd revised edition).

  • Macgeorge, Norman (ed.) (1948), 'The arts in Australia’, Melbourne, Vic : F.W. Cheshire, p.123.

  • 'World War II Nominal Roll : Army’, Canberra, ACT : www.ww2roll.gov.au.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists