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Haurongo: Blomfield, William

Cartoonist William Blomfield and newspaper colleagues

Five men standing and seated around an easel with a cartoon on it

Signing himself 'Blo', for over 40 years William Blomfield produced vivid, sometimes controversial cartoons for the New Zealand Observer, an Auckland weekly newspaper in which he had substantial shares. Surrounded by fellow staff, Blomfield sits under what looks like a cartoon of himself when young.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Herman John Schmidt Collection (PAColl-3059)

Reference: 1/1-001243; G

Photograph by Herman John Schmidt

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ian F. Grant. 'Blomfield, William', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/252/cartoonist-william-blomfield-and-newspaper-colleagues (accessed 4 June 2026).