Biography
Born
1887
Died
1970
Nationality
English
Birth place
Sutton Forest
Death place
Għawdex
The leading British cartoonist of the interwar period, Henry Mayo Bateman was born to English parents in Australia. In 1889 the family returned to England. Bateman studied at the Westminster School of Art and Goldsmiths College, London. At seventeen he began to contribute to The Tatler and later, to Punch Magazine. He was one of the best paid cartoonists of the day and also worked for advertising and the Ministry of Health.
