Artist · Australia

1909 to 1981

Work

“cartoonist”

Portrait of William Pidgeon
Born1909
CountryAustralia
Alsopainter
Died1981

William Pidgeon.

cartoonist · painter

Australia, 1909 to 1981

In short

William Edwin Pidgeon, known as Bill Pidgeon and 'Wep', (7 January 1909 to 16 February 1981) was an Australian artist, known as an illustrator, cartoonist and caricaturist, as well as a painter who won the Archibald Prize three times. He was most active as a black-and-white artist in Sydney from the mid-1920s, working as a cartoonist and illustrator for a variety of newspapers. In 1933 Pidgeon was involved in the establishment of The Australian Women's Weekly and was closely involved with the magazine until the late 1940s, his work including the creation of the long-standing comic strip 'In and Out of Society' and producing seventy cover illustrations for the magazine.

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Biodata

Born
1909
Died
1981
Citizenship
Australia
Work
cartoonist, painter
Career

William Pidgeon, in numbers

Lifetime

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Portrait of William Pidgeon