Samuel Garnet Wells b. 2 February 1885

Also known as Sammy, Samuel Garnet Smith Wells
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Popular political and sporting cartoonist who worked predominantly in Melbourne, Victoria. A number of his cartoons from the 1920s-50s are in the collection of the National Library of Australia.
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exhibited at
50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia
Date
1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth
Date
1941
Place
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1926
Place
New Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition

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  • Egan, Margaret Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Pike, Grace Maud (spouse of)
  • Murra, Vera (spouse of)
Related people
  • Armstrong, Mick (associate of)
  • Colles, Ted (associate of)
Related works
  • Some members of the Commonwealth Parliament, 1920 (creator of)
  • Billy Hughes in a new role (creator of)
Related collections
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth (exhibited at)
  • 50 years of the newspaper cartoon in Australia (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)