Leslie Clarence Rees b. 28 December 1905

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Illustrator, author, art critic, editor, producer, drama historian and dramatist. Rees published many popular and beautifully illustrated children's books on Australian fauna.
Tags: Illustration, children's literature
You are viewing the version of bio from March 22, 2022, 11:18 a.m. , as edited by Joanna Mendelssohn (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record

Citations

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2000), 'Art and Design in Western Australia: Perth Technical College 1900-2000’, Central Metropolitan College of TAFE, Perth, WA.

  • (2000), 'Obituary’, Sydney Morning Herald, August 17, p. 29.

  • (2000), 'Obituary’, Australian, August 25, p. 16.

  • (1988), Australian Women’s Weekly, May, p. 99.

  • (1995), Sydney Morning Herald, December 28, p. 3.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Date modified March 22, 2022, 11:18 a.m. Dec. 16, 2019, 1:14 p.m.
Periods active
  • 1930 - 1981
  • 1930 - 1939
Residences
  • - Perth, WA
  • - QLD
  • Perth, WA
  • QLD
Other occupations
  • Producer (ANZSIC code: 9001) 1936 - c.1966 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
  • Drama critic (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1930 - 1935 London, UK
  • Author of books (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1953 - 1982 Sydney, NSW
  • Producer (ANZSIC code: 9001)
  • Art critic (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Dramatist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Editor (ANZSIC code: J)
  • Drama historian
Tags
  • Illustration
  • children's literature
  • Illustration
Trainings
  • Studied under J. W. R. Linton, - University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • Studied under J. W. R. Linton, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Field Changes
Birth embedded
Coverage
Place Bayswater, Perth, WA Perth, WA
embedded
Date
Precision 2
Death embedded
Coverage
Place Sydney, NSW
embedded
Date
Precision 2