Sir Gordon Edward George MinhinnickKBE (13 June 1902 – 19 February 1992) was a New Zealandcartoonist.
He was born atTorpoint,Cornwall, England, educated atKelly College,Devon, and left for New Zealand in 1921 where he studied architecture for four years. In 1926 he joined theNew Zealand Free Lance as cartoonist, but soon transferred to theChristchurch Sun and thence to theAuckland Sun. He joined theNew Zealand Herald as a political cartoonist in 1930 and although he officially retired in 1976, contributed cartoons to the newspaper for more than another decade.
In the1950 King's Birthday Honours, Minhinnick was appointed anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire,[1] and in the1976 Queen's Birthday Honours he was promoted toKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire), for services as a cartoonist.[2]
Grant (1987) describes Minhinnick as "pre-eminent among New Zealand cartoonists. His work for the country's largest newspaper was widely syndicated and of a consistently high standard; witty rather than barbed, and with a feel for caricature that gave the cartoons an added dimension".[3] Minhinnick was strongly influenced by New Zealand cartoonistDavid Low, and was offered, but declined, Low's job at theLondon Evening Standard when Low left the London newspaper in 1949. Minhinnick also taughtLes Gibbard (the cartoonist who went on to replaceBill Papas, Low's successor, then atThe Guardian) in Auckland during the 1950s.[citation needed]
Minhinnick illustrated several popular New Zealand books ("Murphy's Moa",[4] "From N to Z",[5] "Trout at Taupo",[6] "Four Seasons of Country Diary"[7]), and he regularly published collections of his work (such as "The Minhinnick annual",[8] "Min's Sauce"[9] to "Just a Min"[10]).
Minhinnick was buried atPurewa Cemetery in the Auckland suburb ofMeadowbank.[11]
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