[CHINESE IN AUSTRALIA - RACIST CARICATURES] GYE, HAL.

New China. [caption title]<BR> "Our artist helps to celebrate the Chow republic, and goes to a picnic in Melbourne. All Little Bourke-street is present.

(Sydney). The Bulletin. February 29, 1912. Stock ID #224953

Single leaf of printed caricatures from "The Bulletin", unrelated text on the verso, 42.5 x 28 cms, marginal edge wear, the two lower corners with soft folds, but in very good condition.

A group of heavily captioned caricatures documenting a momentous political milestone within Melbourne’s Chinese community. Following the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China was officially declared on 1 January 1912. Melbourne’s Chinese enclave, centred around Little Bourke Street, organized massive communal picnics, banquets, and parades to celebrate the birth of "New China" and the end of imperial rule. By the legendary Australian artist, writer and caricaturist Hal Gye (1887–1967). Book collector and cultural patron John Moir of the Bread and Cheese Club, said of him: 'He's rare. Men like to knock a bottle off with him; women love him; and artists admire his work'. He had a high sense of fun, and humour was an important ingredient in his work. [ADB]

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