Barry Linton


Barry Linton was a New Zealand cartoonist known for his contribution to the periodical Strips and his strong technical skill and "craftsmanship". His work has been published in books, magazines and literary journals, as posters, and on album covers. He died in Auckland on 2 October 2018.

Early life

Linton was born in Auckland and educated in Christchurch and Hamilton. In 'The Mighty Waikato', Linton describes growing up in Hamilton in the 1960s as like "a season ticket to Wally World". He worked in a shoe shop and designed store window displays for a Hamilton department store before attending Elam School of Fine Arts for one year in 1967.

Career

Linton's first published strips were for the Auckland University newspaper Craccum. He was a founding contributor to Strips in 1977, producing over 100 pages for Strips between 1977 and 1987. Linton's work has been published in Landfall, Razor, the New Zealand Listener, the Ponsonby Rag, and the Auckland Star. He also created posters for Red Mole Theatre.
Linton's work was exhibited at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Christchurch.

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