Russell Brockbank

Russell Partridge Brockbank (1913–1979) was a cartoonist, best known for his motoring, motor racing and aviation cartoons.

He was born in the Municipal Hospital, Niagara Falls, Ontario on 15 April 1913 to Caroline (née Partridge) and Clarence Brockbank. The family moved to England in 1929.

His association with Punch lasted over 30 years, and he was art editor from 1949 to 1960.

Brockbank's cartoons were characterised by a high degree of draughtsmanship and he often went to great lengths to ensure that the cars and aircraft in his cartoons were as true-to-life as possible.

He died in the Mendip Hospital, Wells, on 14 May 1979 from bronchopneumonia and emphysema. The Russell Brockbank Partnership was set up by his family to commemorate his life and works.

Books Round the Bend (1948?) Up the Straight (1955) Over the Line (1955) Bees Under my Bonnet (with Ronald Collier) (1955) Motoring Abroad (with Rodney Walkerley) More Motoring Abroad (with Rodney Walkerley) The Brockbank Omnibus (1957) Manifold Pressures (1958) Move Over! (1962) Motoring Through Punch (1970) Brockbank's Grand Prix (1973) The Best of Brockbank (1975)