Barry Linton

Barry Desmond Linton (1947 – 2 October 2018) was a New Zealand cartoonist known for his contribution to the periodical Strips (1977–1987) and his strong technical skill and "craftsmanship".[1] His work has been published in books, magazines and literary journals, as posters, and on album covers.[2] He died in Auckland on 2 October 2018, at the age of 71.[1][3]

Early life

Linton was born in Auckland and educated in Christchurch and Hamilton.[4] In 'The Mighty Waikato', Linton describes growing up in Hamilton in the 1960s as like "a season ticket to Wally World".[5] 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.[6]

Career

Linton's first published strips were for the Auckland University newspaper Craccum.[4] He was a founding contributor to Strips in 1977, producing over 100 pages for Strips between 1977 and 1987.[4] 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.[7]

Linton's work was exhibited at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Christchurch.[8]

Publications
  • Sput takes root (1977), self published
  • Strips (1977–1987). (contributor)
  • Chok Chok! (1994), self published
  • Bacon is not a vegetable: (701 tips for flatting) (1999), David Link, Auckland. (illustrator)
  • Sweet: a guide for New Zealand teenagers (2001), David Ling, Auckland. (illustrator)
  • 20th century BC (2008), Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch
  • Lucky Aki (2009), Pikitia Press, St Kilda West
  • Aki in Tiko (2009), Pikitia Press, St Kilda West
  • Lucky Aki in the new stone age (2014), Pikitia Press, St Kilda West

References
  1. Bollinger, Tim (2018). Sport 46. Victoria University Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-1776562343. OCLC 1078894049.
  2. New Zealand comics and graphic novels. Horrocks, Dylan. [Auckland]. 2012. p. 60. ISBN 9780473217914. OCLC 810329248.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Barry Linton obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. Horrocks, Dylan. "Barry Linton". www.hicksville.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. Eggleton, David (ed.). Landfall. ISBN 9781927322420. OCLC 928384349.
  6. Horrocks, Dylan (12 October 2018). "To The I-Land: Remembering Barry Linton, 1947-2018". The Spinoff. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. "Linton, Barry, 1947-". National Library of New Zealand. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. Bollinger, Tim (27 September 2008). "Drawn into the culture". New Zealand Listener. 215 (3568): 34–35.
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