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Victor York Richardson [B 62822] • Artwork

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Summary

A caricature by Lionel Coventry of Victor York Richardson, sportsman and radio commentator. Victor York Richardson scored 27 centuries in first-class cricket, represented Australia at baseball, South Australia at golf and tennis, and excelled at lacrosse, basketball, and swimming. He captained South Australia and Australia at cricket, a South Australian captain of football, and an outstanding gymnast, athlete, and hockey player. He later became a journalist and a radio commentator.

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Physical description

1 drawing : pen and ink on paper; 53 x 33 cm, in frame 71 x 54 x 2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1945

Artist

Coventry, Lionel

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Richardson, V. Y. (Victor York), 1894-1969
Cricket players -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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Historical information

Lionel Coventry was born in 1906 in Broken Hill, and died on 23 July 1986 Glenelg East, aged 80. He was a journalist and a caricaturist for the Bulletin.

Digitisation information

Date

06/02/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,018 x 3,200 pixels (6.5 MP)

Size

6.48 MB

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