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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Name
George Napier Sprod
Also known as:
  • Sprod
  • George Sprod
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Cartoonist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1919
Birth place
Adelaide, South Australia
Death date
April 2003
Death place
Sydney, New South Wales
Active Period
  • c.1939 - c.2003
Residence
  • c.1969 - c.1999 Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1949 - c.1969 London, England, UK
  • 1946 - 1949 Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1942 - 1945 Changi POW Camp, Singapore, Malaya
  • c.1939 - c.1940 Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1919 - c.1939 Adelaide, South Australia
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Alternative names
  • Sprod
  • George Sprod
  • Sprod
  • George Sprod
Related person groups
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
Related collections
  • 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)
  • 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)
Related recognitions
  • Smocked by the Australian Black and White Artists' Club (received)
  • Smocked by the Australian Black and White Artists' Club (received)
Related events
  • Australians in black & white : (the most public art) (None)
  • Duplicate - delete - Alice 125 - A Celebration. Gryphon Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • Australians in black & white : (the most public art) (None)
  • Duplicate - delete - Alice 125 - A Celebration. Gryphon Gallery (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
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