Alexander George Gurney b. 1902

Also known as Alex Gurney
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Popular and prolific mid 20th century newspaper cartoonist. Worked in Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and widely published elsewhere. Creator of 'Bluey and Curley'.
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Name
Alexander George Gurney
Also known as Alex Gurney
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Birth date
1902
Birth place
Portsmouth, England, UK
Death date
4 December 1955
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1926 - c.1955
Arrival
  • c.1902
Residence
  • c.1933 - c.1955 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1932 - c.1933 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1927 - c.1932 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1926 - c.1927 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1915 - c.1926 Hobart, Tas.
  • c.1902 - c.1926 Tas.
Training
  • Hobart Technical School, Hobart, Tas.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists
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Related collections
  • private collection (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • private collection (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)