Tony Rafty b. 1915

Also known as Anthony Raftopoulos
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and cartoon historian. Rafty joined the Sun Associated Newspapers group in 1940 but enlisted in the AIF in 1941.
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Name
Tony Rafty
Also known as Anthony Raftopoulos
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Cartoon historian
  • Golf caddy
Birth date
1915
Birth place
Paddington, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1939 - c.1997
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Central Technical College, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW
  • Rose Bay Public School, Rose Bay, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related stub people
  • Raftopoulos, Denis (child of)
  • Raftopoulos, Stan (sibling of)
  • Rafty, Sheila (spouse of)
Related stub person groups
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
Related people
  • Mack, Brodie (associate of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club; President 1975l; smocked 1988; life member 1991; Silver Stanley 1997. (received)
Related events
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (exhibited at)