Ben Jordan

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Early 20th century Sydney cartoonist and illustrator. Johnson did illustrations for a number of books for the NSW Bookstall Co. including Steele Rudd's 'On An Australian Farm' in 1910.
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cartoonist and illustrator, was working as an illustrator in Sydney c.1909-10 when he did illustrations for a number of books for the NSW Bookstall Co., including Steele Rudd’s On An Australian Farm (1910). Having trained as a photo engraver, he set up a business in the Daily Guardian building and was contracted to make the blocks for both the Guardian and Smith’s Weekly . Rainbow illustrates his original Smith’s gag: 'City Man: “That’s a fire-escape!”/ Woop Woop: “Garn yer can’t pull my leg I know a ladder when I see one.”’

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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References [<ExternalResource: Rainbow, Brenda (1998), '"Golden Years of Cartooning" : 1920 to 1940 : Featuring the works of Stan Cross & more than twenty cartoonists of the same era', Coffs Harbour, NSW : Bunker Cartoon Gallery, p 40.>, <ExternalResource: Alan McCulloch, (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edn).>, <ExternalResource: Mills, Carol (1991), 'The NSW Bookstall As A Publisher', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Rudd, Steele (1910), 'On An Australian Farm', Sydney, NSW : NSW Bookstall Co.>, <ExternalResource: Sydney, NSW: Daily Guardian.>, <ExternalResource: Sydney, NSW: Smith's Weekly.>]