James Charles Bancks b. 26 May 1889

Also known as Jim Bancks, Jimmy Bancks, James C. Bancks, J. Banks
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Popular and influential mid 20th century Sydney and Melbourne cartoonist and illustrator. Bancks is best known as the creator of Ginger Meggs and for a time he was Australia's highest paid black-and-white artist, receiving £80 a week in the 1920s.
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associate of
David Henry Souter
1862
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ron Vivian
1914
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Lloyd Piper
1922
Artist (Painter), Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Mr Harry Wann
1897
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Harry Julius
1885
Designer (Graphic Designer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
John Banks
1885
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Alec Murray
1917
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Will Dyson
1889
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Claude Arthur Marquet
1889
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Ethel Sibyl Turner
1889
Artist (Draughtsman)

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