Will Dyson b. 3 September 1880

Also known as William Henry Dyson, Bill Dyson, Asa Dane, Emu
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Important early 20th century political, Dyson was appointed an official war cartoonist in 1916. Working extensively both in Australia and overseas, Dyson was married to fellow artist Ruby Lindsay of the well-known artistic Lindsay family.
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Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire
Date
1 April 2006 - 3 September 2006
Place
Museum of London, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
Date
1999
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
"A Sort of Bird of Freedom": Will Dyson cartoons, caricatures, drawings and satirical prints, many from the recently discovered Chanteau Collection
Date
1996
Place
Australian High Commission, The Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, the University of Kent at Canterbury and Kent County Council, England
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Will Dyson: Cartoons, caricatures and prints 1880-1938
Date
1980
Place
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic.
Description

Curated by Gallery Director Doug Hall.

Type
Exhibition
Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning
Date
11 September 1964 - 19 September 1964
Place
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of original Melbourne Punch drawings by Percy Leason, Will Dyson, Len Reynolds and Claire Scott
Date
1927
Place
Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1925
Place
Athenaeum Club, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Date
1914
Place
Leicester Galleries, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists exhibition
Date
1907
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description

The catalogue for this exhibition has a series of caricatures by Dyson of notable Australian artists, including his brothers-in-law Norman and Lionel Lindsay

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists annual exhibition
Date
1897
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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