Joan Morrison b. 1911

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Morrison was an accomplished mid-20th century cartoonist and book illustrator. Her cartoons, published in Man and Smith's Weekly, were populated by sassy glamour girls that came to be known as 'The Morrison Girl' and during WW2 they were a popular pin-up among the troops. In 1929 she and Mollie Horseman were the first female cartoonists to be appointed to the permanent staff of Smith's.
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Name
Joan Morrison
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Birth date
1911
Birth place
Wrotham, Kent, England, UK
Death date
1969
Active Period
  • c.1920 - c.1964
Arrival
  • c.1914 (Tasmania)
Residence
  • c.1926 - c.1969 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1914 - c.1926 Tasmania
Training
  • c.1927 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Danish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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  • Cardus, Neville (associate of)
  • Wilkinson, Paddy (spouse of)
  • Croft, Julian (associate of)
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  • Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
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  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
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  • Slessor, Kenneth (associate of)
  • O'Harris, Pixie (associate of)
  • Reilly, Virgil (associate of)
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Related works
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Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)