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Extended Data

Birth Place

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Biography

cartoonist and illustrator, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA on 20 September 1853 and was educated at Yale (graduated 1875). For health reasons he left Chicago on a world tour in 1882. When he arrived at Melbourne from London he remained to work as a cartoonist on various papers, especially Australian Tit-Bits (1884-86) – which he also edited from 19 June 1888 and gave it new life – and Melbourne Punch where he was principal artist in 1888-93 after Tom Carrington retired. His first full-page cartoon in Melbourne Punch was published on 12 January 1888. Mahood says that he turned Carrington’s 'King Working Man’ figure into an ogre and it became his most popular creation; a special issue of Melbourne Punch being devoted to his cartoons on 'King Working Man’ in June 1892. He also contributed cartoons to the Sydney Bulletin . Bradley returned to America in mid-1893 due to his father’s illness. In 1899 he was appointed art director and cartoonist on the Chicago Daily News where he remained until his death. He died at his home in Wilmette, Illinois, on 9 January 1917, survived by his wife, whom he had married in 1901, and their four children. An album of 100 of his American cartoons was published in the US in March 1917. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007

Born

b. 20 September 1853

Summary

Late colonial-era American cartoonist and illustrator who spent a decade working in Melbourne. From 1888-1893 he was the principle artist at Melbourne Punch after the retirement of Tom Carrington but he also contributed to the Bulletin and Australian Tit-Bits.

Gender

Unspecified

Died

9-Jan-17

Age at death

64