George Napier Sprod b. 1919

Also known as Sprod, George Sprod
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Popular Adelaide born, mid 20th century Sydney and London based cartoonist and writer. From his early cartoons to cheer his fellow POWs at Changi, Sprod became one of the most popular London Punch cartoonists of the 1960s.
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  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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    (PXD 764, PXD 739 and PxD 586/ SPROD).

  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld.
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    ([2 cops in park] “All you’ve got to do is to learn the difference between wine-ohs, vagrants and office workers during their lunch break”).

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  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)