Philip William May b. 22 April 1864

Also known as Phil May, Philip May William
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Significant English cartoonist who worked in Sydney and Melbourne for three years in the late Colonial period: "a rival to Charles Keene as England's greatest cartoonist ever". He drew several strong anti-Chinese images in Sydney.
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exhibited at
Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire
Date
1 April 2006 - 3 September 2006
Place
Museum of London, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
Date
1999
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
V.A.S. Heritage Exhibition
Date
1985
Place
Victorian Artists' Society, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Drawings by Phil May
Date
10 June 1975 - 20 July 1975
Place
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Exhibition of Australian Art
Date
1898
Place
Grafton Gallery, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Chicago World's Fair
Date
1893
Place
Chicago, IL, USA
Description
Type
Exhibition
Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition
Date
1888 - 1889
Place
Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Related collections
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)