Tony Rafty in Surabaya
November 2010

Soerabaia 1945

Most of Tony Rafty's amazing sketches about Indonesian Independence were drawn in Surabaya in 1945. He was a journalist/cartoonist for an Australian newspaper. Australia supported independence for Indonesia and so did Tony. He even met Soekarno in Surabaya and spent quite a bit of time with him chatting about art - a shared passion.

On November 12th this year Tony visited SMA2 Muhammadiyah in Surabaya where he spent time helping students with their sketches and answering many questions about his amazing life. KGI interviewed Tony Rafty in Surabaya. He told wonderful stories about his wartime experiences in Indonesia during that historic time 65 years ago. Tony is now 95 years of age but is still a very active man. You can hear this marvellous Aussie icon on KGI radio early in 2011.

Tony Rafty - Wkipedia

The Art and Sketches

Listen to a part of Tony's
KGI interview recorded in Surabaya