Sydney Leon Miller b. 1901

Also known as Sydney Miller, Syd Miller, Noel, Muller
  • Artist (Screen Artist),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Mid 20th century Sydney and Melbourne cartoonist, animator and caricaturist. Creator of logo/comic strip character Chesty Bond
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Citations

  • Rainbow, Brenda (1998), 'Golden Years of Cartooning, 1920 to 1940 – Featuring the works of Stan Cross & more than twenty cartoonists of the same era’, Bunker Cartoon Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW, pages 43-45, exhibition of original Smith’s Weekly cartoons with 5 by Miller owned by Sue Cross.

See also

  • 'Smith's Artists On Parade 30 July 1932, 7', He is also included in the line-up of self-portraits captioned Seeing's Believing - "Smith's" Artists On Parade 30 July 1932, 7, with description: 'SYD MILLER seems to be worried. If you knew his wife, you'd know why. Anyhow, it's his turn with the office.
  • 'Smith's Artists' Merry Xmas, 8 December 1923, 25', Self-portrait as part of full page Smith's Artists' Merry Xmas drawn by all of them 8 December 1923, 25.
  • 'Smith's 15 April 1933, 3', excellent dour self-portrait caricature with golf-stick, Smith's 15 April 1933, 3, captioned by Kenneth Slessor: 'Miller, Syd, brilliantly catches his own infectious smile'.
  • 'self-portrait head ill. Walter Stone 1973, 11'.

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