Will Dyson: Cartoonist, Etcher & Australia’s Finest War Artist

pp. 337 illusts First Edition #0818 In December 1916 he was commissioned by the Commonwealth as the first Australian war artist. While living with the Australian soldiers on the Western Front, Lieutenant Dyson was twice wounded but returned to continue producing his compassionate drawings of humanity under fire. A collection of these water-colour wash and crayon drawings, each with Dyson’s interpretative text, was published in Australia at War (1918).A. G. Stephens Anzac Day arrived attack Australian soldiers Australian War Memorial Bankers Bean Bean’s became Betty Bill Dyson Bill’s Britishbrother Bulletin caption caricatures cartoonist Charles Bean Clarice Club Creswick Daily Herald Daryl Lindsay despite digger drawings Dyson drew Dyson wroteDyson’s cartoons editor Ellery England English exhibition feeling G. D. H. Cole Gallery German guild guild socialism Gullett humour included Keith Murdoch Kultur Cartoons Labour Lansbury later letter Library of Victoria Lindsay MS SLV Lionel Lionel Lindsay lithographs Lloyd George London Lone Hand McCubbin Melbournement Monash months Murdoch night Norman Lindsay Northcliffe Office Orage Orage’s organised paper parties political published Punch return to Australia Ruby Ruby’s deathshell sketch Social Credit Somme Streeton studio success Sydney Table Talk talent Ted Dyson Ted’s things tion told Treloar Vance Palmer week weekly Western Front Wilkins (Please note: Over standard weight. Orders may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.)