Retirement

“Caricaturing was my forte and this talent made the way for me to meet the V.I.Ps in all walks of life.”

John Frith, c.1975.

From his retirement from the press in 1969 until his death in 2000, John Frith continued to produce cartoons and caricatures. Many of his later caricatures were completed from memory due to failing eyesight. Retirement also afforded Frith the opportunity to fulfil his desire to work with three dimensional forms. He produced many figurines and was commissioned by Bendigo Pottery to produce limited edition toby jugs featuring his caricatures of prominent Australians.

The significance of Frith’s work is recognised by many major institutions. It can be found in the National Museum of Australia, the Australian War Memorial and the White House in Washington D.C. John Frith’s work as a cartoonist and an artist remains today as a unique documentary of almost a century of Australian social and political history.