Frank Arthur Nankivell

Australian, 1869–1959

Frank Arthur Nankivell was an Australian artist and political cartoonist, known for his caricatures in publications such as Puck.

Nankivell was born to John and Annie Nankivell in Maldon, northwest of Castlemaine, Victoria in April, 1869. He was a book illustrator in New York circles of the 1910s and 1920s on such publications as Puck, which was America's first successful humor magazine.

Nankivell studied art at Wesley College, Melbourne. He later travelled to Japan and earned a living as a cartoonist in Tokyo where he made the acquaintance of Rakuten Kitazawa, who later became father of the Japanese comic art now known as manga. Nankivell left Japan in 1894 to study art in San Francisco. He left for New York in 1896 where he worked on magazines as a popular and influential cartoonist devoting his work mainly to social subjects and to state and federal political issues. Nankivell remained in New York until 1913. Nankivell later became a member of the New York Circumnavigators Club, which was open only to those who had circumnavigated the globe longitudinally, by land and/or sea. Other members included Ernest Hemingway and Harry Houdini.

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A man hiding indictments behind his back.

A man hiding indictments behind his back. (1901)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man holds a bag labeled ‘Paper Trust’

A man holds a bag labeled ‘Paper Trust’

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man seated, wearing a laurel wreath, holding a scroll in one hand and a book in the other.

A man seated, wearing a laurel wreath, holding a scroll in one hand and a book in the other.

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man shovels coal and laughs.

A man shovels coal and laughs.

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man wearing a crown, in fancy dress with a rapier in both hands.

A man wearing a crown, in fancy dress with a rapier in both hands.

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man with a key in one hand and his fist on a capitol building.

A man with a key in one hand and his fist on a capitol building. (1899)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man with a large mustache and a book under his arm.

A man with a large mustache and a book under his arm. (1901)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

A man with a winged lion on his hat, a very large mustache, and an arm full of package from Paris.

A man with a winged lion on his hat, a very large mustache, and an arm full of package from Paris. (1900)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

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Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President under Cleveland

Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President under Cleveland (1900)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Archboldism

Archboldism (1909)

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Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Beautiful young woman and a crowned gentleman greeting money bag on table

Beautiful young woman and a crowned gentleman greeting money bag on table (1908)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Black showbusiness couple

Black showbusiness couple (1909)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Carl Schultz

Carl Schultz (1900)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Chas M. Schwab Erected by a Grateful People

Chas M. Schwab Erected by a Grateful People

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Cleveland and Bayard

Cleveland and Bayard

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Confrontation of two gentlemen in front hall of great house.

Confrontation of two gentlemen in front hall of great house. (1904)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Coquelin

Coquelin (1900)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Donts or How To Be a Gentleman and a Governor

Donts or How To Be a Gentleman and a Governor

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Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Fairbanks

Fairbanks

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Henry H. Vreeland, President of Met. St. R.R.

Henry H. Vreeland, President of Met. St. R.R. (1900)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Hugh J. Grant, Mayor of New York City

Hugh J. Grant, Mayor of New York City (1901)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Joseph Camberland

Joseph Camberland (1899)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Lord Salisbury

Lord Salisbury (1899)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Mathew Stanley Quay

Mathew Stanley Quay (1901)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

Old couple, man fat, wife lean, he is bringing dessert in, she graciously refuses.

Old couple, man fat, wife lean, he is bringing dessert in, she graciously refuses. (1903)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

One Czar who Never Called Peace Congress

One Czar who Never Called Peace Congress (1899)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

One Man Who Thinks the Gerry Society is All Right

One Man Who Thinks the Gerry Society is All Right (1899)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)

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