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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associate of
Jessie Traill
1881
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Livingston Hopkins
1846
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Bronwyn Bancroft
1958
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
William Priestly MacIntosh
Artist (Carver), Artist (Sculptor)
associate of
Charles Keene
Other occupation
associate of
A. G. Stephens
Other occupation
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W. G. Baxter
Other occupation
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Theodore Fink
Other occupation
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Frederick B. Schell
Other occupation
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Henry Irving
Other occupation
associate of
Prince Of Wales Edward
Other occupation
associate of
Toole
Other occupation
associate of
Theo Fink
Other occupation
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George Rossi Ashton
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
H. Walter Barnett
1864
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Samuel Begg
1864
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Lionel Ernest Coventry
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Tom Durkin
1864
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Ambrose Dyson
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Hal Eyre
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Sir John Longstaff
1864
Artist (Painter)
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Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Frederic B. Schell
1864
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Eugene Montagu Scott
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Percy Spence
1864
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
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Alternative names
  • Phil May
  • Philip May William
  • Phil May
  • Philip May William
Related people
  • Traill, Jessie (associate of)
  • Hopkins, Livingston (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • MacIntosh, William Priestly (associate of)
  • Keene, Charles (associate of)
  • Stephens, A. G. (associate of)
  • Baxter, W. G. (associate of)
  • Fink, Theodore (associate of)
  • Schell, Frederick B. (associate of)
  • Irving, Henry (associate of)
  • Edward, Prince Of Wales (associate of)
  • Toole, (associate of)
  • Fink, Theo (associate of)
  • Traill, Jessie (associate of)
  • Hopkins, Livingston (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • MacIntosh, William Priestly (associate of)
  • Keene, Charles (associate of)
  • Stephens, A. G. (associate of)
  • Baxter, W. G. (associate of)
  • Fink, Theodore (associate of)
  • Schell, Frederick B. (associate of)
  • Irving, Henry (associate of)
  • Edward, Prince Of Wales (associate of)
  • Toole, (associate of)
  • Fink, Theo (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Leeds Grand Theatre (associate of)
  • Picturesque Atlas Company (associate of)
  • Sydney Bulletin (associate of)
  • Leeds Grand Theatre (associate of)
  • Picturesque Atlas Company (associate of)
  • Sydney Bulletin (associate of)
Related works
  • A New-Chum's Benevolence (creator of)
  • That's me when I'm old (creator of)
  • The man who would not be sketched (creator of)
  • Any Port in a Storm (creator of)
  • Sketch of Whistler's Head (creator of)
  • Which is to Stand in Front? (creator of)
  • Balance of Power (creator of)
  • The Old and New Year (creator of)
  • Phil May in Sydney (Sketched by himself) (creator of)
  • Guttersnipes (creator of)
  • Blind Beggar and Dog (creator of)
  • Whistler and Phil May (creator of)
  • Arry and Arriet (creator of)
  • The Same Old Tune (And a Bad One at That) (creator of)
  • The Mother of Civilisation (creator of)
  • A Curiosity In Her Own Country (creator of)
  • Things we see when we come out without our gun (creator of)
  • The Day We Celebrate? (creator of)
  • A New-Chum's Benevolence (creator of)
  • That's me when I'm old (creator of)
  • The man who would not be sketched (creator of)
  • Any Port in a Storm (creator of)
  • Sketch of Whistler's Head (creator of)
  • Which is to Stand in Front? (creator of)
  • Balance of Power (creator of)
  • The Old and New Year (creator of)
  • Phil May in Sydney (Sketched by himself) (creator of)
  • Guttersnipes (creator of)
  • Blind Beggar and Dog (creator of)
  • Whistler and Phil May (creator of)
  • Arry and Arriet (creator of)
  • The Same Old Tune (And a Bad One at That) (creator of)
  • The Mother of Civilisation (creator of)
  • A Curiosity In Her Own Country (creator of)
  • Things we see when we come out without our gun (creator of)
  • The Day We Celebrate? (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illanois, 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 (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illanois, 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 (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • V.A.S. Heritage Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Drawings by Phil May (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australian Art (None)
  • Chicago World's Fair (None)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
  • Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire (exhibited at)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • V.A.S. Heritage Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Drawings by Phil May (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of Australian Art (None)
  • Chicago World's Fair (None)
  • Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition (None)
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