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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Citations

  • Pearl, Cyril (1961), 'So You Want To Buy A House?’, Melbourne, Vic. Cheshire, Contributed illustrations.

  • Culotta, Nino (1957), 'They’re a Weird Mob’, Ure Smith, Sydney NSW, Contributed illustrations.

  • Wills, Colin (1933), 'Rhymes of Sydney’, Frank C. Johnson (facsimile 1982), Sydney, NSW, contributed illustrations.

See also

  • 'Pix 6 May 1939, 21, (photograph) captioned 'Walter Pidgeon ("Wep") and a fair friend enact the famous Victorian tragedy, "Father, Dear Father, Come Home With Me Now," for the PIX cameraman''.
  • 'Pix 23 April 1938, (photograph 1938 Artists' Ball) p 34'.
  • 'Self portrait (ill. Lindesay 1994, 42)'.

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