Description

Extended Data

DAAO URL

https://www.daao.org.au/bio/frank-jessup

Birth Place

Camden, NSW, Australia

Biography

cartoonist, was born in Camden, NSW. A freelance contributor to the Bulletin , Smith’s Weekly and The Comic Australian (eg Golf in Queensland 28 October 1911, 4), he also worked for the newspaper Grit and published a free weekly newspaper, the Brighton [NSW] Echo , which he illustrated. Two original WWI cartoons of 1918 are in a collection of works collected by Miss Aileen Small for a book on 5th Division which includes other cartoons, many by amateur servicemen (ML PXD 508, purchased 1921). Jessup contributed to Beckett’s Budget , eg a political cartoon about primary producers, The Incubus , 16 August 1927, 7. He was a member of the St George Art Society, the Royal Art Society and the Sydney Art Society. Bulletin originals ML include eight drawings 1921-46 and 21 caricatures 1927-32, eg of Judge Adrian Curlewis, Charles Lloyd Jones and 'Mo’ (Roy Rene). Other cartoons are 'The Cat and the Canary’, showing a large drooling cat labelled 'unfair British & USA competion (dumped publications, leftover magazines etc.)’ stalking a caged canary labelled 'The Australian Publisher (including the Australian writer and artist)’, c.1945 (original, Frank Johnson Papers Px*D69/no.953); slick 'Land Army Girl [to farmer]: “Can’t find the old grey mare? Did you look in the mare’s nest?” paid 5 January 1945, Frank Johnson papers (ML Px*D69/no.945); and 'Tinlid celebrates its 23rd annual pumpkin show’ (with queue of men to see 'Linda the Tattooed Lady’ and queue of women to see 'Hercules the Tatooed Man’), paid 21 June 1945, Frank Johnson papers, ML Px*D69/no.951. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007

Born

b. 1884

Summary

Mid 20th century Sydney freelance cartoonist and publisher who contributed to publications including the Bulletin, Smith's Weekly and The Comic Australian.

Gender

Male

Died

1961

Age at death

77