Neville Colvin
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Neville Maurice Colvin (17 December 1918, Dunedin – 1 September 1991, London) was a New Zealand-born cartoonist and illustrator. Dr Warren Feeney has referred to him as "alongside [David] Low [...] undoubtedly New Zealand's most famous international illustrator".[1]
Colvin was born in Dunedin and educated at Otago Boys' High School.[1] His skill in illustration and satire were already evident at high school, where he contributed cartoons and caricatures to the school's quarterly magazine.[1] His school career appears to have been successful: "He was a member of the first eleven cricket team and a scholar in English, Chemistry and Latin, as well as a regimental sergeant-major of the cadet corps and head boy in his final year."[1] He attended the Dunedin Training College between 1938 and 1940, training to be a teacher and studying for an arts degree.[1]
