May 22, 2021
Percy Leason (Poem by Brigalow) - December, The Bulletin, Vol. 42 No. 2184, 22nd December, 1921
Percival Alexander Leason (1889-1959) was an Australian painter, cartoonist, and illustrator. Leason was apprenticed in lithographic drawing for five years and studied at the National Gallery of Victoria. By 1910, Leason had established himself as a illustrator. He progressed to working as a political cartoonist for the Bulletin, Melbourne Punch and Table Talk. From 1929, Leason worked on various art projects exploring Aboriginal art and culture. Leason moved to America in 1938 and became a successful illustrator and taught at the Staten Island Institute of Art and Science.
