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Bert attends the cup carnival 1902
David Syme (the age) had Bert sketch a series of sketches of 8 senior politicians including the Prime Minister and celebrities in 1902 for his Leader newspapers group. The final sketch was of ‘colourful racing identities’ at the Melbourne Cup if the first week of November 1902. It would be interesting to know who the…
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Bert’s art work
Readers enjoyed seeing Bert’s watercolour on show over in New Zealand. Here’s one of his commercial drawings probably done before he left for the USA for J.C Williamson. JOSEF LEBOVIC GALLERY, Paddington. https://www.joseflebovicgallery.com/catalogues.php Thanks to Phil Lipshut for sending the below image. Btw – Phil tells me the poster price tag was $1650. No longer…
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Bert’s watercolour
Titled ‘Home Sweet Home’ this watercolour by Bert Levy is in The Sarjeant Gallery’s is in Whanganui in New Zealand. (North Island) The gallery’s nationally significant collection comprises over 8,000 artworks and archival items spanning four centuries of European and New Zealand art history. The Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui was founded through…
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Bert meets Australia’s Grand old Athlete in the USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Miller_(Australian_athlete) Professor William Miller was the only athlete to hold Australian championships for boxing, fencing, wrestling and weight-lifting. Miller became proprietor of the Melbourne Gymnasium, and instructor to some the leading Melbourne schools. Miller went to America in 1903 and became a Physical Education Instructor for the New York Police Department. He was living with his daughter…
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President Wilson & Bert
Three important references below to President Woodrow Wilson attending Bert’s shows. The first is during the crucial and controversial period of USA troops being deployed in WW1 in February 1918. As an aside, the first major action the US troops faced in the war was under Monash at Battle of Le Hammel (France) on the…
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speaking of elections
As you know by now, Bert was ahead of his time in many aspects. Here he is using his invention (the fore runner to the overhead projector) to give the live audience the election results as they came in. 1920 Election – Two term Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) could not stand again, and it was the…
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well, where’s my honey ?
After a week off, Bert Levy returns …… here is a little story he told in 1911 on his first visit back to Australia in 7 years
Bert Levy 