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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Citations

  • 'Inkspot’.

  • Simmons, Don (July 2000), 'Stuff cartoons are made of’, The Australian Senior, .

  • Russell, Jim (August 2000), '[Column for The Australian Senior]’.

  • (1988), 'Australian Black-and-White Artists Club Book of Originals’.

See also

  • 'PORTRAIT: self-portrait smoking pipe, Smith's Weekly 15 April 1933, 3, with joke biography by Kenneth Slessor captioned 'Russell, James. Dancer and all that sort of thing.' (He was short and stout as well as a boxer.) A portrait is included in a line-up by by Frank Dunne captioned 'Seeing's Believing - "Smith's" Artists On Parade' 30 July 1932, 7, with description: 'Then there's JIM RUSSELL. Jim'.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists

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Related recognitions
  • AM (received)
  • Smocked (received)
  • Silver Stanley (received)
  • MBE (received)
  • Smocked (received)
  • Silver Stanley (received)
  • MBE (received)
  • AM (received)