John Gilmour (cartoonist) explained

John Henry Gilmour (1892 - 1951, also known as Jack Gilmour, Jno Gee, J.H. Gee and Jay Gee) was a New Zealand cartoonist. He was born in Christchurch and drew for the Canterbury Times (succeeding David Low), the Christchurch Star, the New Zealand Free Lance and the New Zealand Truth.[1] He lived in England for several years from 1932, where he drew for the Evening Standard.[2] During this time he also worked as a cartoonist for the British Union of Fascists and his work appeared in the movement's newspapers Fascist Week and The Blackshirt until 1935.[3] He returned to New Zealand in the late 1930s, again working for Truth and the Star.

Ian F Grant has referred to Gilmour as a 'political chameleon': Gilmour 'drew cartoons for the Free Lance depicting the Labour Party as Bolsheviks. He went on to become the cartoonist for the Labour Party weekly the New Zealand Worker.'[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATL: Unpublished Collections. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. 2019-02-27.
  2. Web site: John Gilmour (Jno Gee) New Zealand Cartoon Archive. www.cartoons.org.nz. 2019-02-27.
  3. Drábik . Jakub . 2017 . Desperate measures or creativity? BUF propaganda techniques . Dvacáté Století . 1 . 9–17.
  4. Web site: Cartooning – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Grant. Ian F.. teara.govt.nz. en. 2019-02-27.