Benjamin Edward Strange b. 10 May 1868

Also known as Ben Strange
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Federation period Irish-born Western Australian cartoonist, painter and illustrator. Strange worked as a cartoonist for the Western Mail for over three decades where May Gibbs was a one-time colleague.
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Citations

  • Anderson, M.; & Clark, J. (1998), 'When Australia Was A Woman’, Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum.

  • Bolton, G. C. (1990), 'Strange, Benjamin Edward (Ben) (1868 – 1930)’, Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, p. 116.

  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art’, Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (2nd revised edition).

  • Moore, William (1934), 'Story of Australian Art’, Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson (facsimile 1980).

  • Mahood, Marguerite (1973), 'The loaded line : Australian political caricature, 1788-1901’, Carlton, Vic : Melbourne University Press.

  • 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 (exhibition of original Smith’s Weekly cartoons now owned by Sue Cross), p 55.

  • Wallace, R. C. (1976), 'The Australians at the Boer War’, Canberra, ACT : Australian War Memorial & Australian Government Publishing Service.

  • (1930), Perth, WA : Western Mail, 08-21.

  • '[biography]’, Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia public access catalogue.

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