RUSSOM, REGINALD (1887-1952)

“Cobb & Co.” (1922)
original etching
20 x 32 cm
Signed lower right
*private collection, Sydney
 
Russom was a respected American artist, illustrator and cartoonist who found great success in Australia. For 10 years he worked as a staff artist at the New York Times. He also worked for newspapers in San Francisco and had work published in "Life" Magazine. In Australia he worked at The Bulletin and Newcastle Herald. Later he worked as a teacher at Newcastle Technical College for 23 years - and during that time held the position of Art Master / Head Teacher for many years. The Reg Russom Memorial Prize was first awarded in 1955 for emerging artists under the age of thirty.