William Ellis Green b. 1 November 1923

Also known as Bill Green, Weg, W. E. Green
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Prolific and popular mid 20th century Melbourne newspaper cartoonist. Green made his first artistic income painting Japanese flags while stationed in New Guinea during WW2. On returning to Melbourne he worked as a cartoonist contributing works to the Melbourne Herald, Man, the Bulletin and the New York Times.
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associate of
Sir William Dargie
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associate of
Pat Hinton
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associate of
S. G. Sammy Wells
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associate of
Henry Bolte
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associate of
William Oliver Green
1923
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Known as WEG

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  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Castlemaine Art Museum (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)