Mollie Horseman b. 9 December 1911

Also known as Marie Compston Horseman, Molly Horseman, M. Illingworth, Mollie Illingworth, Vanessa
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Probably the most prolific female cartoonist of her generation, Horseman was almost certainly the most visible. Never out of work, she enthusiastically diversified into whatever was offered in these exceptionally misogynist years of cheap syndicated imports.
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Name
Mollie Horseman
Also known as:
  • Marie Compston Horseman
  • Molly Horseman
  • M. Illingworth
  • Mollie Illingworth
  • Vanessa
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Birth date
9 December 1911
Birth place
Rochester, Vic.
Death date
7 May 1974
Death place
Blue Mountains Hospital, Katoomba, NSW
Burial place
St Thomas's Anglican Church, Mulgoa, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1929 - c.1974
Residence
  • c.1931 Kirribilli, Sydney, NSW
  • 1969 - 1974 Glenbrook, Blue Mountains, NSW
  • 1967 - 1969 Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1957 - c.1967 Avalon, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1945 - c.1957 Hornsby, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1942 - c.1945 Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1926 - c.1942 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1912 - c.1924 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • National Art School, East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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Alternative names
  • Marie Compston Horseman
  • Molly Horseman
  • M. Illingworth
  • Mollie Illingworth
  • Vanessa
  • Marie Compston Horseman
  • Molly Horseman
  • M. Illingworth
  • Mollie Illingworth
  • Vanessa
Related people
  • Such, Les (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
  • Hoff, Rayner (associate of)
  • McGrath, Eileen (associate of)
  • Broome-Norton, Jean (associate of)
  • Fletcher, Marjorie (associate of)
  • Cowdroy, Victoria Ethel (associate of)
  • Haxton, Elaine Alys (associate of)
  • Norton, Rosaleen (associate of)
  • White, Coral (associate of)
  • Radford, Wanda (associate of)
  • Cullen, Jean (associate of)
  • Beck, Lawrence (associate of)
  • Cork, Maurice (associate of)
  • Cross, Stan (associate of)
  • Jolliffe, Eric Ernest (associate of)
  • Richardson, Steve (associate of)
  • Russell, Dan (associate of)
  • Russell, Jim (associate of)
  • Smith, Albert (associate of)
  • Dadswell, Lyndon (associate of)
  • Hamilton, Beth (associate of)
  • Tribe, Barbara (associate of)
  • Blaikie, George (associate of)
  • Marien, Frank (associate of)
  • Lahm, Hottie (associate of)
  • Horseman, Frederick Ernest (child of)
  • Horseman, Katherine Marie Compston (child of)
  • Blaxall, Greg (associate of)
  • Power, Rod (parent of)
  • Illingworth, Gregory Nelson (parent of)
  • Illingworth, Bronwen (parent of)
  • Robinson, Vanessa E. (spouse of)
  • Illingworth, Katherine M. (parent of)
  • Lindsay, Rose (associate of)
  • Moses, Reg (associate of)
  • Power, William Longford (spouse of)
  • Illingworth, Nelson (spouse of)
  • Illingworth, Nelson (relative of)
  • Emmerson, Marjorie (associate of)
  • Christie, Jim (associate of)
  • Rafferty, Chips (associate of)
  • Noonuccal, Oodgeroo (associate of)
  • Such, Les (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
  • Hoff, Rayner (associate of)
  • McGrath, Eileen (associate of)
  • Broome-Norton, Jean (associate of)
  • Fletcher, Marjorie (associate of)
  • Cowdroy, Victoria Ethel (associate of)
  • Haxton, Elaine Alys (associate of)
  • Norton, Rosaleen (associate of)
  • White, Coral (associate of)
  • Radford, Wanda (associate of)
  • Cullen, Jean (associate of)
  • Beck, Lawrence (associate of)
  • Cork, Maurice (associate of)
  • Cross, Stan (associate of)
  • Jolliffe, Eric Ernest (associate of)
  • Richardson, Steve (associate of)
  • Russell, Dan (associate of)
  • Russell, Jim (associate of)
  • Smith, Albert (associate of)
  • Dadswell, Lyndon (associate of)
  • Hamilton, Beth (associate of)
  • Tribe, Barbara (associate of)
  • Blaikie, George (associate of)
  • Marien, Frank (associate of)
  • Lahm, Hottie (associate of)
  • Horseman, Frederick Ernest (child of)
  • Horseman, Katherine Marie Compston (child of)
  • Blaxall, Greg (associate of)
  • Power, Rod (parent of)
  • Illingworth, Gregory Nelson (parent of)
  • Illingworth, Bronwen (parent of)
  • Robinson, Vanessa E. (spouse of)
  • Illingworth, Katherine M. (parent of)
  • Lindsay, Rose (associate of)
  • Moses, Reg (associate of)
  • Power, William Longford (spouse of)
  • Illingworth, Nelson (spouse of)
  • Illingworth, Nelson (relative of)
  • Emmerson, Marjorie (associate of)
  • Christie, Jim (associate of)
  • Rafferty, Chips (associate of)
  • Noonuccal, Oodgeroo (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
  • Sydney Savage Club (associate of)
  • Journalists' Association (associate of)
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
  • Sydney Savage Club (associate of)
  • Journalists' Association (associate of)
Related collections
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • John Oxley Library, Queensland State Library, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • John Oxley Library, Queensland State Library, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Sydney Savage Club 'Cartoonist of the Year' (received)
  • She was 'smocked' at the annual Black and White Artists' Ball. (received)
  • Sydney Savage Club 'Cartoonist of the Year' (received)
  • She was 'smocked' at the annual Black and White Artists' Ball. (received)
Related events
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • "Golden Years of Cartooning" 1920 to 1940 : Featuring the works of Stan Cross & more than twenty cartoonists of the same era (None)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • "Golden Years of Cartooning" 1920 to 1940 : Featuring the works of Stan Cross & more than twenty cartoonists of the same era (None)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Note: Heritage biography.
  • Staff WriterNote: Additional information.
  • Note: Heritage biography.
  • Staff Writer Note: Additional information.