[Doctor and Miss Goldbags] [picture]/ Alex G. [i.e. Gurney]
- Bib ID:
- 652764
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Gurney, Alex, 1902-1955
- Description:
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- 1936
- 1 drawing : brush and ink ; 27.4 x 33 cm. on mount 30.1 x 35.1 cm.
- Series:
- Rafty collection.
- Summary:
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Cartoon of a doctor and his female patient seated in her home.
- Biography/History:
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Alexander George Gurney was born in England and arrived in Tasmania when a few months old. His cartoons could be seen in many publications including Smith's weekly, the Bulletin and Melbourne punch. He was the creator of the popular comic strip "Bluey and Curly".
- Notes:
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- Condition: brown marks; upper right and some foxing on the verso of the backing card.
- Signed "Alex G."--lower right.
- Title devised by cataloguer from inscription below drawing.
- Inscriptions: "Doctor: I am glad you sent for me today to have a look at this mark on your arm Miss Goldbags. Miss Goldbags: Good heavens is it serious doctor? Doctor: Oh no but if you'd left it until tomorrow it would have gone and I would have lost my fee".--in pencil below image. "K - reduce to -"--in pencil above image. "Alex Gurney 1936"--penned at lower left corner of mount. "280"--penned at lower right corner of mount.
- Part of the Rafty collection.
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright conditions apply.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2025 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1955
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1936
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