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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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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