William Edwin Pidgeon b. 1909

Also known as William Pidgeon, William Edward Pidgeon, Wep
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Popular mid 20th century Sydney cartoonist, illustrator, painter, sculptor and art critic. Pidgeon won the Archibald Prize three times - in 1958, 1961 and 1969, but is probably best known for his work as an illustrator on the Australian Women's Weekly.
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Name
William Edwin Pidgeon
Also known as:
  • William Pidgeon
  • William Edward Pidgeon ([sic])
  • Wep
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Art critic (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1909
Birth place
Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Death date
February 1981
Death place
St Leonards, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1925 - c.1979
Residence
  • -
Training
  • East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghust, NSW
  • J.S. Watkins School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: Pearl, Cyril (1961), 'So You Want To Buy A House?', Melbourne, Vic. Cheshire, Contributed illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Culotta, Nino (1957), 'They're a Weird Mob', Ure Smith, Sydney NSW, Contributed illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Wills, Colin (1933), 'Rhymes of Sydney', Frank C. Johnson (facsimile 1982), Sydney, NSW, contributed illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: de Berg, Hazel, 'Oral History Tape', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Germaine, Max, C-D Rom.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image - a social and historical survey of Australian comic art', Hutchinson of Australia (new edition), Richmond, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1994), 'Drawing from life - a history of the Australian Black and White Artists' Club', State Library of New South Wales Press, Sydney, NSW, pp 42-95.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Hutchinson of Australia (2nd revised edition), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Rafty, Tony with Mack, Brodie (1964), 'Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning', Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1938), 'Australian Art Without "isms"', Pix, November, 12, Sydney, NSW, p 44.>, <ExternalResource: (1941), 'War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth', National Gallery of Canada, (cat.126, 'Not what he wanted', ill.), Ottawa, Canada.>, <ExternalResource: Spearritt, Peter (1978), 'Sydney since the twenties', Hale and Iremonger, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Kirkpatrick, Peter (1992), 'The sea coast of Bohemia - literary life in Sydney's roaring twenties', University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Qld (distributor, International Specialized Book Services, Portland, Or, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Riddler, Eric.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1983), 'The way we were - Australian popular magazines 1856 to 1969', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic, p 136.>, <ExternalResource: Pidgeon, William (1949), 'What price independence?', Australian Artist, Volume 2, Number 2 (winter), Melbourne, Vic, pp 12-15.>] [<ExternalResource: Pearl, Cyril (1961), 'So You Want To Buy A House?', Melbourne, Vic. Cheshire, Contributed illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Culotta, Nino (1957), 'They're a Weird Mob', Ure Smith, Sydney NSW, Contributed illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Wills, Colin (1933), 'Rhymes of Sydney', Frank C. Johnson (facsimile 1982), Sydney, NSW, contributed illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: de Berg, Hazel, 'Oral History Tape', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Germaine, Max, C-D Rom.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1979), 'The inked-in image - a social and historical survey of Australian comic art', Hutchinson of Australia (new edition), Richmond, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1994), 'Drawing from life - a history of the Australian Black and White Artists' Club', State Library of New South Wales Press, Sydney, NSW, pp 42-95.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Hutchinson of Australia (2nd revised edition), Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Rafty, Tony with Mack, Brodie (1964), 'Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning', Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1938), 'Australian Art Without "isms"', Pix, November, 12, Sydney, NSW, p 44.>, <ExternalResource: (1941), 'War Cartoons and Caricatures of the British Commonwealth', National Gallery of Canada, (cat.126, 'Not what he wanted', ill.), Ottawa, Canada.>, <ExternalResource: Spearritt, Peter (1978), 'Sydney since the twenties', Hale and Iremonger, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Kirkpatrick, Peter (1992), 'The sea coast of Bohemia - literary life in Sydney's roaring twenties', University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Qld (distributor, International Specialized Book Services, Portland, Or, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Riddler, Eric.>, <ExternalResource: Lindesay, Vane (1983), 'The way we were - Australian popular magazines 1856 to 1969', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic, p 136.>, <ExternalResource: Pidgeon, William (1949), 'What price independence?', Australian Artist, Volume 2, Number 2 (winter), Melbourne, Vic, pp 12-15.>, <ExternalResource: Evening News.>, <ExternalResource: Daily Guardian.>, <ExternalResource: Sunday Guardian.>, <ExternalResource: Australian Women's Weekly.>, <ExternalResource: Salt.>, <ExternalResource: Australia: National Journal.>, <ExternalResource: Sydney, NSW: Daily Telegraph.>]