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Australia Harry Mitchell Australia

Born
1906 in Australia
Died
1968 in Australia
Aged
61-62 years
Credited for
art
letters
story
Also known as
Harry Reuben Mitchell
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Biography

Mitchell studied at Swinburne Technical College (1920-1922), at the National Gallery of Victoria (1923-1926), at the Bell School with George Bell and Arnold Shore (1930-1932) and with George Bell as a private student (1948-1952).

He worked as a cartoonist for the Melbourne Sun News-Pictorial for many years, where he created the Mr Melbourne newspaper strip. He drew the strip from 1939 to 1964.

After retiring Mitchell focused on painting.

Notes

Mitchell was born at South Yarra and died at Prahran. His mother was Emily Louisa Ryall and his father Robert Anderson Mitchell. No record of a marriage has been identified.

Creator status

Ausreprints ID

  • 3988

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