Dick Buchanan has not only presented us with a good sampling of Punch Magazine cartoons, he has given us some great biographical details on these British cartoonists. Some really interesting items here, most of which are new to me. Wow! Thanks, my friend. Here's Dick:
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PUNCH CARTOONS
(1950-1954)
Punch, the British weekly
magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841 to 1992. It was briefly
revived in 1996 and folded for good in 2002. From the world’s first
cartoon by John Leech, which ran July 15, 1843, to the end it was the
home of some of the greatest cartoonists in history. This is a sampling
of cartoons from the early 1950’s, featuring the best cartoonists of the
post WWII era . . .
1. NORMAN THELWELL. A Punch cartoonist
for 25 years contributing more than 1500 cartoons, 60 of which were
covers. He is best remembered for his humorous illustrations of ponies
and horses. Punch July 6, 1953.
"Then of course as the tide goes out, they get trapped."
2. GEORGE SPROD. Sprod,
Australian born cartoonist, was a Japanese P.O.W. in the same camp as
Ronald Searle. Both contributed to the fortnightly camp magazine, The
Exile. Punch September 23, 1953.
3. LESLIE STARKE. Starke was one
of the most popular Punch cartoonists of his time. His work also
appeared in several American magazines including Collier’s, The Saturday
Evening Post and The New Yorker. Punch November 18, 1953.
4.
WILLIAM (BILL) HEWISON). Hewison was art editor of Punch for 24 years
and produced many color Punch covers. Punch October 3, 1951.
5.
DEREK FULLARTON. Fullerton, cartoonist, illustrator and children’s
literature writer, is best known for illustrating books written by Roald
Dahl. Punch October 14, 1953.
6. BERNARD HOLLOWOOD. Hollowood, a
writer, cartoonist and economist, was Punch’s editor from 1958 to 1968.
Punch February 8, 1950.
7. ALEX GRAHAM. Graham was best known as
creator of the popular comic strip Fred Basset, about a male basset hound, which
was syndicated world-wide for many years. Punch October 14, 1953.
8. MICHAEL ffolkes. Born Brian Davis, ffolkes’ work also appeared in The New Yorker and Playboy. Punch December 19, 1951.
9. ARNOLD F. WILES. Punch October 10, 1951.
10. L.L. (Lawrie) SIGGS. Siggs was one of a group of talented young cartoonists who emerged after WWII. Punch December 5, 1951.
11. GEORGE SPROD. George Sprod Punch February 8, 1950.
12.
WILLIAM SILLINCE. Sillince worked in advertising before becoming a
Punch cartoonist. His work appeared in the magazine from 1936 to 1975.
Punch September 23, 1953.
13. FREDERICK ROWLAND EMETT. A Punch
contributor from 1939 until the 1950’s and less frequently in the
1960’s. His drawings often included railway scenes and he gradually
developed a unique concept of strange, bumbling trains with excessively
tall chimneys and silly names. Punch September 23, 1953.
"Thank goodness I'm only concerned with Things of the Mind . . . "
14.
ANTON (Antonia Yeoman). Yoeman’s early cartoons were created with her
brother, Harold Underwood Thompson. When her brother found other
interests, she continued on her own. Punch August 12, 1953.
15. KENNETH MAHOOD. A versatile cartoonist, his work was published in Punch for more than five decades. Punch February 8, 1950.
16.
DAVID LANGDON. Langdon probably had more cartoons published in Punch
than any other single contributor. His work often had a political bent.
Punch November 18, 1953.
17. J. W. TAYLOR. John Whitfield Taylor,
like many then and now, was a part-time cartoonist. He was a full-time
schoolmaster and was head of the art department at Portland House
School. Punch February 8, 1950.
18. IONICUS. Joshua Charles
Armitage was a Punch cartoonist for more than 40 years. He provided
cover designs and text illustrations for nearly 400 books. He’s probably
best known for his cover illustrations of the Penguin paperback
editions of books by P. G. Wodehouse. Punch December 12, 1951.
19.
SMILBY. Francis Wilford-Smith was a cartoonist, graphic artist,
producer and archivist of blues music. As a cartoonist, he used the
pseudonym Smilby, a contraction of his surname and his wife’s maiden
name. Punch December 19, 1951.
20. RONALD SEARLE. Searle’s most
famous contribution to Punch was his version of Hogarth’s
“A Rake’s
Progress” featuring the rise and fall of many modern types. Punch April
28, 1954.
