Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil
The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil was a monthly magazine published in Melbourne by The Argus between 1873 and 1889.
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History and profile
The Sketcher appeared once a month, starting April 1873.[2] The proprietors were named as Edward Wilson, Lauchlan Mackinnon and others.[3]
The magazine contained many illustrations and engravings as well as original articles, poetry and short stories, musical and theatrical reviews, social and sporting notes which capture "the picturesque phases of our public and social life of notable objects and events in Australia and New Zealand".[4] It provides an important pictorial account of life in the colonies before the widespread use of photography.
The Sketcher employed many prominent artists, including Louis Buvelot,[5] John Gully, political cartoonist Tom Carrington[6] and illustrator Julian Ashton.[7] It published Arthur Streeton's first black and white work on 24 January 1889.[8][1]
Authors and poets who wrote for the publication include
From 1875 it published an Adelaide edition which incorporated
References
- ^ a b "His first snake". Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil. 24 January 1889. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ The Australasian sketcher: with pen and pencil, 1880. Melbourne: Heritage Publications. 1970.
- ISBN 0908094531.
- ^ "Prospectus of a new illustrated monthly journal". The Argus. 24 March 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Stuart (1979), p. 26.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "SA Newspapers : Illustrated newspapers", SA memory: past and present: for the future, State Library South Australia, 23 February 2007, retrieved 22 June 2020
External links
Editions on Trove