Jim Russell b. 1909

Also known as James Newton Russell, Mick Newton
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Prolific cartoonist: took over 'The Potts' from Stan Cross; created "Uncle Dick". In 1924 Jim Russell was one of the founders of the original Black and White Artists' Club.
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Name
Jim Russell
Also known as:
  • James Newton Russell
  • Mick Newton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Copy boy
  • Welterweight boxer
Birth date
1909
Birth place
Campsie, Sydney, NSW
Death date
15 August 2001
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1924 - 2001
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • 1924 - 1930 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related stub people
  • Green, Catherine (MLC) (child of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Weston, Harry (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
  • National Cartoonists' Society of the USA (associate of)
  • Australian Black-and-White Artists Club (associate of)
Related people
  • Russell, Dan (sibling of)
  • Cross, Stan (associate of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Smocked (received)
  • Silver Stanley (received)
  • MBE (received)
  • AM (received)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a1ebb538b73d93017cda')) (exhibited at)
  • Australia at War (exhibited at)