Tony Rafty

Tony Rafty (born Anthony Raftopoulos; 12 October 1915 – 9 October 2015) was an Australian artist. He specialized in drawing caricatures. He sketched sportsmen and women at every Olympic Games from 1948 (in London) to 1996 (in Atlanta).

Tony Rafty
Rafty in 1944, during his service with the Australian Army as an official war artist
Born	(1915-10-12)12 October 1915 Paddington, Sydney, Australia
Died	9 October 2015(2015-10-09) (aged 99) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian

Rafty was born in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. His parents were Greek immigrants.

In 1981 Rafty became the world’s first caricaturist to have subjects appear on national stamps, with caricatures of sportsmen Victor Trumper [1] Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Walter Lindrum [2] Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Sir Norman Brookes [3] Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine and Darby Munro [4] Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine appearing on stamps issued by Australian Post.

Rafty died on 9 October 2015 in Sydney, Australia from complications of pneumonia, three days before his 100th birthday.

Tony Rafty Media

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  Tony Rafty (right, in rickshaw) in Kuching, Sarawak, on 12 September 1945, the day after its liberation by Australian armed forces.

Other websites

• "Tony Rafty: Caricaturist and Australian National Treasure" by Greg Tingle
• Design and Art Australia Online
• Biographical notes Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine