POST WW2 HOUSING CARTOON Rare 1945 British - Alice in Wonderland / Cheshire Cat

Description: It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for social historians.This illustration is by L. G. Illingworth from Punch magazine published March 7, 1945, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Full size including blank margins, 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent -- low grade war-time paper with light tanning, o/w clean, no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing; backside with unrelated text with some show-though on the facing side , please look closely.WONDERLAND: "I wish you wouldn't keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly: you make one quite giddy."KEYWORDS: Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire Cat, Post-war reconstruction, Homefront, Lewis Carroll, postwar planning, housing shortages.Over 3,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale, combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. ---------------- WHAT IS PUNCH?Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.”WHO IS THE ARTIST? Edward Linley Sambourne (4 January 1844 – 3 August 1910) was an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch for more than forty years and rising to the position of "First Cartoonist" in his final decade. Unusually for a black and white artist, Sambourne used a huge library of photographic images to give accuracy to his work, which was characterized by a vivid and decisive linearity as well as an artistic inventiveness that took his images far beyond the simple concept of a cartoon or "comic cut". The quality of his work for Punch was acknowledged by the Royal Academy, which exhibited his drawings over a 20-year period.

Price: 21.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

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