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[[File:Brewster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cartoon by Gordon Brewster]] |
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+ | '''William Gordon Brewster''' was born in Dublin on [[26 September]] [[1889]], the son of William Theodore Brewster, general manager of the ''Irish Independent'', and his wife Susan Mary. He was educated at Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, and joined the ''Irish Independent'' as a staff artist in 1906. He drew cartoons mainly on money matters for the daily paper, and had a regular cartoon called "This, That and the Other" for the ''Sunday Independent''. He also contributed illustrations to ''[[Our Boys]]'' in the 1910s-30s. He died in Sutton, County Dublin, on [[16 June]] [[1946]]. |
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| − | He was educated at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. His father, W. T. Brewster, was general manager of the ''Irish Independent'', and Gordon joined the paper as a staff artist in 1906. He drew cartoons mainly on money matters for the daily paper, and had a regular cartoon called "This, That and the Other" for the ''Sunday Independent''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| − | *Theo Snoddy, ''Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century'', Merlin Publishing, 2002 |
+ | *Theo Snoddy, ''Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century'', Merlin Publishing, 2002, pp.50-51 |
*Michael Flanagan, [http://arrow.dit.ie/appadoc/9 "True sons of Erin: Catholic/nationalist ideology and the politics of adventure in Our Boys 1914-32"] (2006). Doctoral. Paper 9. |
*Michael Flanagan, [http://arrow.dit.ie/appadoc/9 "True sons of Erin: Catholic/nationalist ideology and the politics of adventure in Our Boys 1914-32"] (2006). Doctoral. Paper 9. |
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Latest revision as of 09:33, 19 October 2013
Cartoon by Gordon Brewster
William Gordon Brewster was born in Dublin on 26 September 1889, the son of William Theodore Brewster, general manager of the Irish Independent, and his wife Susan Mary. He was educated at Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, and joined the Irish Independent as a staff artist in 1906. He drew cartoons mainly on money matters for the daily paper, and had a regular cartoon called "This, That and the Other" for the Sunday Independent. He also contributed illustrations to Our Boys in the 1910s-30s. He died in Sutton, County Dublin, on 16 June 1946.
References[]
- Theo Snoddy, Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century, Merlin Publishing, 2002, pp.50-51
- Michael Flanagan, "True sons of Erin: Catholic/nationalist ideology and the politics of adventure in Our Boys 1914-32" (2006). Doctoral. Paper 9.
