Hewson, Helen

Helen Hewson’s background is English and Fine Arts with a particular interest in Australian writing, poetry and art. She was for twenty years an Honorary Research Associate in the School of English at the University of Sydney and continues her research into the imagery and language shaping the poetry of John Shaw Neilson. Currently she is examining and cataloguing the work of the Melbourne graphic designer, cartoonist and printer, Anthony Harvey, whose Australian greeting cards during the 1950s and 1960s were hailed for their rich and vibrant inks and their high wit and sophistication.