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Nicholas Garland

Also known as: Nicholas Garland; primary name: Garland, Nicholas
Details: individual; printmaker; British; New Zealander; Male
Life dates: 1935-
Biography: Cartoonist and printmaker; born 1 September 1935 in Hampstead, London, son of a doctor, Tom Garland, and the sculptor Peggy Garland, emigrated with his family to Wellington, New Zealand when he was 11 in 1946; returned to London in 1954 at the age of 19, where he trained at the Slade School of Fine Art; he created the drawings for the long-running strip 'Barry McKenzie' in 'Private Eye' (1964-74), with text written by Barry Humphries, which was subsequently published in book form as 'The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie (1968), 'Bazza Pulls It Off!' (1971) and 'The Complete Barry McKenzie' (1988); worked as a political cartoonist for the 'Daily Telegraph' (1966-86), then for the 'Independent' (1986-91) and then again for the 'Daily Telegraph' from 1991; also worked as a printmaker in linocut and woodcut; provided the woodcut illustrations for his son Alex Garland's novella, 'The Coma' (2004), in a collaborative project between father and son; lived and worked in London.
Bibliography: Fine Art and Comic Art: Can You Draw Properly If You Want To?, Nicholas Garland, RSA Journal, Nov 1989 (BS.2.5)

81 related objects

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.8 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1997

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.13 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1975

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.5 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1998

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 2008,7128.4 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1999

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.9 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1995

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1993,1002.14 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1980-1991

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 2008,7128.7 |
Producer name: BIOG31015 Drawn by:Michael Heath |
Production date: 1971

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.2 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1997

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.7 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1998

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.11 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1988-1992

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1998

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.6 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1997

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 2008,7128.2 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1988

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 2008,7128.3 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1988

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 2008,7128.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1968-1970

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.4 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1997

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.3 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1997

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.12 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1990-1999

drawing; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0731.10 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Drawn by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1994-1995

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.9 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.13 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.6 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.12 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Title: Gramyko |
Museum number: 1999,0730.4 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.5 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print

Title: Nurse in the car The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.12 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Pitch Black The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.32 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Underwater II The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.31 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Hand and Netsuke The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.36 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.14 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.11 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.3 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print

Title: Reflection The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.13 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Patient The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.16 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Coffee The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.8 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Briefcase in Garden The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.44 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Girl on the train The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Pen and Paper The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.40 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Map The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.33 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Window The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.23 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Catherine and Bandages The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.19 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Falling Chair The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.41 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Milk Float The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.11 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Parents The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.28 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.8 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.15 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.7 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print

Title: Gauguin and Van Gogh |
Museum number: 2009,7036.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2008

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.16 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.10 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print; modern cartoon

Museum number: 1999,0730.2 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 1984-1985

print

Title: Wilting Flowers The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.17 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Step and Shadows The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.38 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Toast and Bacon The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.35 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Netsuke The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.2 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Netsuke The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.15 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Hospital car park The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.14 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Curtains The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.5 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Netsuke Dream The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.39 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Anthony running The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.9 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Anthony in the doorway The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.7 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Catherine Daylight The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.34 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Book Shop The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.22 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Boys on theTrain The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.42 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Temple Gardens The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.37 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Neat Garden The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.26 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Policemen The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.4 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: The Ethiopian |
Museum number: 2008,7128.5 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003

print

Title: Netsuke The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.29 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Flowers The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.3 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Mary and Joshua The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.10 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Catherine The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.18 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Underwater I The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.30 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Bandages The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.6 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Catherine and Record Shop The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.20 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Briefcase The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.43 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Overgrown Garden The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.25 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Cabbie The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.24 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Stairs The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.27 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

print

Title: Record Shop The Coma |
Museum number: 2008,7128.6.21 |
Producer name: BIOG28416 Print made by:Nicholas Garland |
Production date: 2003-2004

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