Edward Scafe Scorfield b. 21 April 1882

Also known as Ted Scorfield
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Sydney Bulletin cartoonist, poster designer and etcher. Before migrating to Australia in 1925 Scorfield played rugby for England and served in the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli. Joining the Bulletin in Sydney, Scorfield replaced Norman Lindsay as cartoonist and illustrator.
Tags: Poster design
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Australians in black & white : (the most public art)
Date
1999
Place
State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
Date
1999
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia
Date
1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning
Date
11 September 1964 - 19 September 1964
Place
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth
Date
1941
Place
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Other occupations
  • Footballer (ANZSIC code: 9112) -
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692) -
  • Marine architect (ANZSIC code: 6999) -
  • Footballer (ANZSIC code: 9112) -
  • Draughtsman (ANZSIC code: 692) -
  • Marine architect (ANZSIC code: 6999) -
Related people
  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
  • Webber, John (associate of)
  • Stewart, Douglas (associate of)
  • Scorfield, Joseph (child of)
  • Scorfield, Rebecca Jane (child of)
  • Scorfield, Helen Cecilia Olga Louise (spouse of)
  • Packer, Frank (associate of)
  • Bradshaw, Percy (associate of)
  • Theodore, E. G. (associate of)
  • McKell, William (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
  • Webber, John (associate of)
  • Stewart, Douglas (associate of)
  • Scorfield, Joseph (child of)
  • Scorfield, Rebecca Jane (child of)
  • Scorfield, Helen Cecilia Olga Louise (spouse of)
  • Packer, Frank (associate of)
  • Bradshaw, Percy (associate of)
  • Theodore, E. G. (associate of)
  • McKell, William (associate of)
Related person groups
  • 66th Field Company of Royal Engineers (associate of)
  • 66th Field Company of Royal Engineers (associate of)
Related works
  • The Duchess Writes Home (creator of)
  • Recruiting the Migrant (creator of)
  • The Duchess Writes Home (creator of)
  • Recruiting the Migrant (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Appointed to the Russian Order of St George (received)
  • Appointed to the Russian Order of St George (received)
Related events
  • Australians in black & white : (the most public art) (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • 50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia (None)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth (None)
  • Australians in black & white : (the most public art) (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • 50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia (None)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth (None)
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