Tony Hall
Birth date
12/11/1936
Death date
21/02/2008
Biography
Tony Hall was a cartoonist of Fleet Street and Hackney resident. He produced illustrations for many political and anti-racist causes, including the Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA). During the Miners Strike (1984-85), in June 1985 a collection of his illustrations were displayed at Hackney Town Hall , with posters being sold to raise money for the miners.
"Tony was born in 1936 and grew up in Wales and West London, he moved to Hackney after leaving art school and lived here for the rest of his life.
He studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and the Royal College of Art.
After briefly working as a portrait painter, he decided he no longer wanted to do 'one-off' art that could only be afforded by the affluent, but wanted instead to concentrate on political cartoons, illustration, photography, and graphic design that could be mass produced.
He worked for The Evening News and then the Sun/News of the World, while doing free cartoons for the Labour Movement.
During the Wapping dispute he, and other artists from Murdoch's papers, formed Strike Graphics to produce posters, postcards, mugs, badges and T-shirts in support of the sacked workers.
Tony continued doing cartoons, graphic design and photography for the rest of his life.
He had lived in Hackney for almost 50 years with his family and a succession of much-loved dogs. He played jazz keyboards and drove a Reliant and was much loved by the local community."
- Libby Hall
"Tony was born in 1936 and grew up in Wales and West London, he moved to Hackney after leaving art school and lived here for the rest of his life.
He studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and the Royal College of Art.
After briefly working as a portrait painter, he decided he no longer wanted to do 'one-off' art that could only be afforded by the affluent, but wanted instead to concentrate on political cartoons, illustration, photography, and graphic design that could be mass produced.
He worked for The Evening News and then the Sun/News of the World, while doing free cartoons for the Labour Movement.
During the Wapping dispute he, and other artists from Murdoch's papers, formed Strike Graphics to produce posters, postcards, mugs, badges and T-shirts in support of the sacked workers.
Tony continued doing cartoons, graphic design and photography for the rest of his life.
He had lived in Hackney for almost 50 years with his family and a succession of much-loved dogs. He played jazz keyboards and drove a Reliant and was much loved by the local community."
- Libby Hall
