Historical information

Max COWARD ( -1991)
Born Ballarat

Max Coward was training to be an art teacher at the Ballarat Technical Art School from 1937 to 1941. He enlisted in the A.I.F. and was a Naval Trainee at Flinders Naval Depot in 1941. During these years Max Coward was described as a cartoonist and illustrator, and was attached to the Naval Intelligence Division in 1945, producing stories and drawings for the Navy newspaper Dit. His work was reproduced in the Christmas annual, HMAS Mk IV and the Army educational journal, Salt.

Coward was active as a printmaker in the 1970s.

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.

Physical description

Framed limited edition linocut print showing a family of birds

Inscriptions & markings

lls 'Family Group;
lc edition '27/32'
lrs 'Max Coward 65'