Ambrose Dyson b. 13 April 1876

Also known as Ambrose Arthur Dyson, Amb Dyson
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late colonial and Federation-era political cartoonist. Ambrose Dyson was part of an extended artistic family that included his brothers of Ted and Will Dyson, brothers-in-law Lionel and Norman Lindsay and son Ambrose "Amby" Dyson. A successful cartoonist and illustrator in his own right, Dyson's early death at age 37 was attributed to a combination of alcoholism and syphilis.
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creator of
The Elevating Influence of Drink
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creator of
Dottyville Lunatic Asylum
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creator of
A Push Picture
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The Young Idea
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The Motherland's Misalliance
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The 'Abit'
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She (with admiration), "Bugs O'Mara always dresses well, don't he?"
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creator of
In Push Society
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Australian Language
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Arbitration
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The Hero
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References [<ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW : vol 2, p 122, facsimile reprint, 1980.>, <ExternalResource: Oldfield, Audrey (1994), 'Australian Women and the Vote', Cambridge, UK and Melbourne, Victoria: CUP.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1981), 'Ambrose Dyson', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol. 8, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay (1979), pp 16-17.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from McCulloch.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Mahood.>, <ExternalResource: McMullin, Ross (2006), 'Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius', Melbourne, Vic. Scribe.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Senyard, June.>, <ExternalResource: Taylor, George (1902), 'The Spirit of Caricature in the Commonwealth: with incidental remarks on Australian "Black and White"', Commonwealth Annual 2 (1902-3), pp 31-42 (photograph p.37).>, <ExternalResource: (15 April 1910), The Pastoralists' Review.>] [<ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Sydney, NSW : vol 2, p 122, facsimile reprint, 1980.>]