Geoff Pryor
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Geoffrey Pryor is an Australia
n political cartoonist who has spent many years in (and still lives in) Canberra
. Said to have been influenced by fellow cartoonist Larry Pickering
, Pryor currently appears most days in The Canberra Times
. His graphic style is ornate, much more detailed and portrait-like than that of such contemporaries as Patrick Cook
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n political cartoonist who has spent many years in (and still lives in) Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. Said to have been influenced by fellow cartoonist Larry Pickering
Larry Pickering
Larry Pickering is an Australian political cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator of books and calendars.He started his cartooning career at The Canberra Times newspaper in the late 1960s, originally working as a proof reader...
, Pryor currently appears most days in The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times newspaper was founded in 1926 in Canberra, Australia by Arthur Shakespeare.It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being The Federal Capital Pioneer. The paper was sold to the Fairfax group in the 1960s by Arthur Shakespeare on the condition that it continue...
. His graphic style is ornate, much more detailed and portrait-like than that of such contemporaries as Patrick Cook
Patrick Cook
Patrick St. John Cook is an Australian cartoonist who is probably best known for his output in The Bulletin, Australia's weekly news magazine...
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Reference sources
- Portrait of Geoff Pryor, cartoonist by Virginia Wallace-Crabbe, 1997
- Interview with Geoff Pryor, cartoonist (sound recording) interviewed by Ann Turner, 1998
External links
- Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings - held and digitised by the National Library of Australia
- Engaging insight into the nation's past: Geoff Pryor / Old Parliament House
- Engaging insight into the nation's past: Pickering and Pryor / Old Parliament House