Barry Desmond Linton (1947 – 2 October 2018) was a New Zealand cartoonist known for his contribution to the periodical Strips (1977–1987) and his strong technical skill and "craftsmanship".[1] His work has been published in books, magazines and literary journals, as posters, and on album covers.[2] He died in Auckland on 2 October 2018, at the age of 71.[1][3]
Early life
editLinton was born in Auckland and educated in Christchurch and Hamilton.[4] In 'The Mighty Waikato', Linton describes growing up in Hamilton in the 1960s as like "a season ticket to Wally World".[5] He worked in a shoe shop and designed store window displays for a Hamilton department store before attending Elam School of Fine Arts for one year in 1967.[6]
Career
editLinton's first published strips were for the Auckland University newspaper Craccum.[4] He was a founding contributor to Strips in 1977, producing over 100 pages for Strips between 1977 and 1987.[4] Linton's work has been published in Landfall, Razor, the New Zealand Listener, the Ponsonby Rag, and the Auckland Star. He also created posters for Red Mole Theatre.[7]
Linton's work was exhibited at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Christchurch.[8]
Publications
edit- Sput takes root (1977), self published
- Strips (1977–1987). (contributor)
- Chok Chok! (1994), self published
- Bacon is not a vegetable: (701 tips for flatting) (1999), David Link, Auckland. (illustrator)
- Sweet: a guide for New Zealand teenagers (2001), David Ling, Auckland. (illustrator)
- 20th century BC (2008), Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch
- Lucky Aki (2009), Pikitia Press, St Kilda West
- Aki in Tiko (2009), Pikitia Press, St Kilda West
- Lucky Aki in the new stone age (2014), Pikitia Press, St Kilda West
References
edit- ^ a b Bollinger, Tim (2018). Sport 46. Victoria University Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-1776562343. OCLC 1078894049.
- ^ New Zealand comics and graphic novels. Horrocks, Dylan. [Auckland]. 2012. p. 60. ISBN 9780473217914. OCLC 810329248.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Barry Linton obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Horrocks, Dylan. "Barry Linton". www.hicksville.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Eggleton, David (ed.). Landfall. ISBN 9781927322420. OCLC 928384349.
- ^ Horrocks, Dylan (12 October 2018). "To The I-Land: Remembering Barry Linton, 1947-2018". The Spinoff. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Linton, Barry, 1947-". National Library of New Zealand. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Bollinger, Tim (27 September 2008). "Drawn into the culture". New Zealand Listener. 215 (3568): 34–35.