Noel Counihan b. 1913

Also known as Noel Jack Counihan, Cunningham, Barry, Leon, Snap, Yakka
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Important mid 20th century Melbourne political painter, printmaker, cartoonist and caricaturist.
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Name
Noel Counihan
Also known as:
  • Noel Jack Counihan
  • Cunningham
  • Barry
  • Leon
  • Snap
  • Yakka
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1913
Birth place
South Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1986
Death place
Victoria
Active Period
  • 1930 - 1979
Residence
  • 1913 - 1986 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • 1930 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: Lindsay, Jack (1979), 'War or Peace', Gryphon Press, Melbourne, Vic., 12 linocuts by Counihan and poems by Lindsay.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Hutchinson of Australia (2nd edition), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Crayford, Michael.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Grant, Ian F.>, <ExternalResource: de Berg, Hazel, '[Oral History Tape]', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image: a social and historical survey of Australian comic art', Hutchinson of Australia (New edition), Richmond, Vic., pp.55-56.>, <ExternalResource: Merewether, Charles (1984), 'Art and Social Commitment', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1993), 'Noel Counihan, Artist and Revolutionary', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Robert (1980), 'Noel Counihan Prints 1931-1981: A catalogue raisonné (and CD)', Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan (1999), 'Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White', S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Thomson, John (1964), 'Five to Remember', Lansdowne, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: King, J. (1976), 'The Other Side of the Coin: a Cartoon History of Australia', Cassell Australia (1st edn), Stanmore, NSW, p.136.>] [<ExternalResource: Lindsay, Jack (1979), 'War or Peace', Gryphon Press, Melbourne, Vic., 12 linocuts by Counihan and poems by Lindsay.>]