Henry Alfred Longson (born 26 March 1907) was a South Australian artist known for his caricatures of people in the news, mostly sporting and entertainment figures.
[4] He began drawing for the Radio Call weekly magazine in 1937 or earlier.
Caricatures of SA horse racing identities published 1948–49 include[5] J. Bourke, J. Bromley, Bob Carling, Johnny Cilento, W. Cook, Bill Cutler, Ned Dullen, Noel Fisher, Jack Hawthorn, L. Heath, Graham Heagney, Tom Hoppo, George Jesser, Lindsay Jones, J. Keating, Arthur J. Lee, Ab Macdonald, Clarrie Neate, F. Oakey, Jack Purtell, Harrie Smith, and C. H. Wood.
The latest references found are dated 1988 and 1992, when he may have been working for Messenger Press, and have him living in Belair.
[9] [10] Longson enjoyed harness racing and was owner of a successful horse, Alhambra, trained by T.