Peter Bromhead

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Peter Bromhead MNZM (born 31 May 1933) is a New Zealand commercial interior designer, cartoonist [1] and illustrator.

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Bromhead was born in Portsmouth, England, on 31 May 1933. [2] He trained as an industrial designer in England and Sweden and migrated to New Zealand in the 1950s, [1] and becoming a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1979. [2] He was the editorial cartoonist for the Auckland Star from 1973 to 1989. [3]

In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bromhead was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a cartoonist. [4] In 2008 he was made a life member as a Fellow of the Designers Institute of New Zealand. [5]

Bromhead was described by Richard Long, former editor of The Dominion Post, as probably the best pocket cartoonist operating in the British Commonwealth. [6] He has received 11 awards for cartooning at the Voyager Media Awards (previously Canon Media Awards and Qantas Media Awards). [7]

Family life

Peter Bromhead has been married four times. Father of 9 known children, with a daughter Esme from the first marriage, Ben, Kate and Hannah are in the mix from different mothers followed by Tim, Kitty, and Thomas from the second and two sons Oscar and Felix with his third wife Carolyn. There is a 56-year gap between his children [8] [9] and he is believed to be almost certainly New Zealand's oldest father. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The irreverent high-priest of Minimalism". Our Homes Today. Times Newspapers. 16 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Peter Bromhead in New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981" . Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "David Lange: Peter Bromhead, Auckland Star, 4 March 1987". New Zealand Cartoon Archive. Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1999 (including Niue)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 1999. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "History of Life Members LDINZ". Designers Institute of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Art Expo 26 - 28 August 2011 hosted by Auckland Grammar School". artexhibition.ags.school.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Peter Bromhead | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cartoonist celebrates fatherhood at age 78". nzherald.co.nz. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011. He's the Kiwi cartoonist with plenty of lead in the pencil - Herald on Sunday contributor Peter Bromhead has become a father again at 78.
  9. ↑ "Mexted and partner mum on new arrival". nzherald.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Shadbolt a dad again at 65 - National - NZ Herald News". The New Zealand Herald. 17 June 2012.


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