Peter Nicholson (cartoonist)
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Peter Nicholson (born 1946) is an Australian political cartoonist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He has won several Walkley Awards. He is also known for his busts of Prime Ministers of Australia in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.
Peter Nicholson was born in 1946.[1]
Career
Nicholson has produced numerous political cartoons for publication in newspapers, in particular The Age and The Australian. He has also produced animated political cartoons for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the TV series Fast Forward, and was involved in the Rubbery Figures television series.
He is also a sculptor. Nicholson created the busts of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, which are part of the Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.[2][3][4]
Awards
| Year | Section | Award | Story | Media | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Artwork | Best Cartoon | The Age | [5] | |
| 1991 | Artwork | Best Cartoon | The Age | [6] | |
| 1992 | Artwork | Best Illustration | Joan Kirner and Jeff Kennett | The Age | [5] |
| 1992 | Artwork | Best Illustration | Olympic Archer/Unemployment | The Age | [5] |
| 2009 | Best Cartoon | Bashir and Bombing | The Australian | [7] |
