Bruce Leslie Petty b. 1929

Also known as Bruce Petty
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer
Popular and prolific Melbourne, London and Sydney based newspaper cartoonist, film-maker, animator, sculptor and etcher
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Name
Bruce Leslie Petty
Also known as Bruce Petty
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Screen Artist)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer
Birth date
1929
Birth place
Doncaster, Melbourne, Victoria
Active Period
  • c.1950 - c.2006
Residence
  • c.1961 - c.2006 Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1960 - c.1961 New York, NY, USA
  • c.1954 - c.1960 London, England, UK
  • c.1929 - c.1954 Doncaster, Melbourne, Victoria
  • c.1929 - c.1954 Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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