Cartoonist; born in Auckland but moved to Sydney, Australia in 1922 and began contributing humorous sketches to the `Bulletin', an association which lasted 35 years. During the 1920s and 1930s he travelled widely overseas and lived and worked in Paris, London, Brussels, Heidelberg, Panama and Costa Rica. In 1944 he became an accredited war artist sketching life on active service with the RRAF in New Guinea and the Royal Navy in the Pacific. (Christchurch Sketchbook)
White, Cecil John, 1900-1986
White, Unk, 1900-1986
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Various artists :[Australian bookplates commissioned by persons whose names begin with ...
Date: 1900 - 1960
From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]
By: Collingridge de Tourcey, George Alphonse, 1847-1931; Davies, Lewis Roy, 1897-1979; Friedensen, Thomas, 1879-1931; Goodchild, John Charles, 1898-1980; Grey, Frederick Millward, 1899-1957; Litchfield, Phillip M, active 1920s-1930s; Mahony, Francis William, 1905-1989; Ogilvie, Helen, active 1930s; O'Harris, Pixie, 1903-1991; Perrottet, George David, 1890-1971; Satchell, Edgar, active 1920s; Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935; Thake, Eric Prentice Anchor, 1904-1982; White, Cecil John, 1900-1986
Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-Aust-A/B
Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: Nell Adie (2 by D McIntyre, 1936 and 1925) Garnet Agnew (2 bookplates, 1 by Phill Litchfield, 1925, possibly Phillip M Litchfield, 1 by artist unknown) M A Allen (by P Neville Barnett, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Joan Alston (by A Walker, possibly Aileen Walker) Herbert William Anderson (by J B or possibly I B) Fay Angas (by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet, 1936) Sara Georgine Fife Angas (artist and owner of the bookplate) Aria (by Will Mahony) Edwin Arnold (by F Millward Grey, possibly Frederick Millward Grey) Irene Ashton BCB (2 bookplates) P N B (3 bookplates,possibly for Percy Neville Barnett or Philip Neville Barnett, 1 bookplate by G Hay, 2 by artist unknown) Babette (possibly by George D Perrottet) Banfield (by H Ogilvie, possibly Helen Ogilvie) Bank of New South Wales Library (featuring an emblem with a shield flanked by an emu and a swan. Bookplate title in full reads "Bank of New South Wales Library, 1817") Barbara (2 bookplates, 1 by Pixie O'Harris, 1 by artist unknown) William Barnes (by P M Litchfield, possibly Phillip M Litchfield) G J H Barnett (2 bookplates, 1 by P N Barnett, possibly Percy Neville Barnett, 1923, 1 by Roy Davies) M C I Barnett (3 bookplates, 1 by Roy Davies, 1 by Ella Duke, 1 by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Neville Barnett (2 bookplates, 1 by E W, 1 by artist unknown) P N Barnett (2 bookplates, 1 by H J, possibly H V Justelius) P Neville Barnett (7 bookplates, 1 by A P R, 1930, 1 by P L, 1930, 1 by Roy Davies, 1 by W Mahony, possibly Will Mahony, 1931, 1 by E Thake, possibly Eric Thake, 2 by artist unknown) Percy Neville Barnett (4 bookplates, 1 by D H Souter, possibly David Henry Souter, 1 by P Litchfield, possibly Phillip Litchfield, 1 by G W Eve, 1 by E Satchell, possibly Edgar Satchell) Philip N Barnett (possibly for Philip Neville Barnett, 1 bookplate by H P) Philip Neville Barnett (2 bookplates, 1 by T F, possibly Thomas Friedensen) G Moncrieff Barron (by H V Justelius, 1930) Keith Barry L V Bartlett (by Ralph Warner) T C Benke (by G D Perrottet, possibly George D Perrottet) Frederick Lucas Benham (by George Collingridge, possibly George Alphonse Collingridge de Tourcey) Charles Bennett C B Berckelman (possibly Colin B Berckelman) Colin B Berckelman (3 bookplates, 1 by Ian Gall, 1 by P M Litchfield, possibly Phillip Litchfield, 1928, 1 by Cecil John White, also known as Unk White, picturing an outdoor toilet) Betty (by Olive Crane) S S Blake (2 bookplates, 1 by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet, 1 by P M Litchfield, possibly Phillip M Litchfield) E G Boreham (2 bookplates, 1 by Olive Creswell, or possibly Olive Cresswell, 1 by an unknown artist) E T Bowe (by O M, possibly O Moppent, 1934) A Harpley Bradfield (possibly Arthur Harper Bradfield, including picture of an 1847 ship "The Harpley", described in a newspaper clipping included with the bookplate) Bread and Cheese Club (by W Hunter, possibly William Hunter, with the motto "Mateship Art Letters") F Bridge (possibly F V Bridge, owner also possibly the artist) F V Bridge (owner also possibly the artist) C M A Brown (possibly by H B M) E H Brown (by Douglas Pratt, includes the placename "Blackdown" and a picture of a hand-drawn well) O R E Brunner (by J C Goodchild, possibly John Charles Goodchild) Charles Bryant (by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) R Buchanan (by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Quantity: 72 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings
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Various cartoonists :[Cartoons from the Drawing the Line exhibition, 1989.]
Date: 1989
By: Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017; Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Finey, George Edmond, 1895-1987; Grant, Ian Fraser, 1940-; Hodgson, Trace, 1958-; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963; Moir, Alan, 1947-; New Zealand. Ministry of External Relations and Trade; Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; White, Cecil John, 1900-1986; Winter, Mark, 1958-
Reference: A-368-158/172
Description: Original cartoons by Mark Winter (Chicane) (ref -158, -159), Peter Bromhead (ref -162, -163), Murray Ball (ref -165) and Alan Moir (ref -166) and photographic copies by Unk White, George Finey, David Low, Tom Scott and Trace Hodgson for the 'Drawing the line' exhibition for the Ministry of External Relations and Trade, 1989. 'Drawing the Line: Cartoons across the Tasman' was an exhibition of cartoons by New Zealand cartoonists about Australian issues and the relationship between New Zealand and Australia, curated by Ian F. Grant for the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade. The exhibition toured Australian cities in 1989. Quantity: 10 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 6 original cartoon(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 11 photographic prints and 6 original cartoons on card, sizes vary.
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Various cartoonists :[Cartoons from the Drawing the Line exhibition, 1989.]
Date: 1989
By: White, Cecil John, 1900-1986; Finey, George Edmond, 1895-1987; Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963; Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017; Moir, Alan, 1947-; Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; New Zealand. Ministry of External Relations and Trade; Grant, Ian Fraser, 1940-; Brockie, Robert Ellison (Dr), 1932-; Glover, Thomas Ellis, 1891?-1938
Reference: A-370-001/049
Description: Forty nine cartoons by Unk White, George Finey, Peter Bromhead, David Low, Murray Ball, Alan Moir, Tom Scott, Tom Glover and Bob Brockie for the Drawing the Line exhibition for the Ministry of External Relations and Trade, 1989. 'Drawing the Line: Cartoons across the Tasman' was an exhibition of cartoons by New Zealand cartoonists about Australian issues and the relationship between New Zealand and Australia, curated by Ian F. Grant for the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade. The exhibition toured Australian cities in 1989. Quantity: 49 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 49 laser prints on card, sizes vary.
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Correspondence
Date: Mar-Aug 1969
From: Holcroft, Montague Harry, 1902-1993 : Papers
Reference: 75-227-1/04
Description: Selected correspondents entered in Name field. Includes correspondence re `Reluctant Editor' and overseas trip. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Cartoonists
Date: [1920-1975]
From: Lawlor, Patrick Anthony, 1893-1979 : Further papers
Reference: 80-063-017
Description: Files on A S Paterson, Stuart Peterson, George Prain, Harry Rountree and Unk White and file labelled M Matthews with papers relating to several others; the files include clippings, notes, articles and correspondence including letters from Tom Glover to Lawlor, and from Unk White to Will Lawson (1940) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Pencil cartoon by A S Paterson, `The Three party danger' and illustrated letterhead; illustrated envelope and letter from Praid; 1974 greeting card from the McNamara family; ink drawing/caricature of W Allen Bollard by Gordon McIntyre (1932); and pencil drawing/cartoon by Smart, `For this relief much thanks. (Shakespeare)'
Manuscript
Correspondence
Date: 28 Jan-Apr 1968
From: Holcroft, Montague Harry, 1902-1993 : Papers
Reference: 75-227-1/01
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Correspondence
Date: Oct 1968-Feb 1969
From: Holcroft, Montague Harry, 1902-1993 : Papers
Reference: 75-227-1/03
Description: Selected correspondents entered in Name field. Includes correspondence re research for and publication of the `Sketchbook' series of books. Includes copy of his father's birth certificate, 1866 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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[Lord Richard?] Holderness, the Hon. Frederick Jones, Minister of Defence, and CJ White...
Date: Apr 1940
From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs
Reference: WA-05262-F
Description: Photograph taken by Leo White Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, ¼ plate