Talking about Fougasse

Be careful what you say and where you say it! – one of several wartime “Careless Talk Costs Lives” posters by Kenneth Bird a.k.a Fougasse The exhibition Fougasse – Careless Talk Costs Lives opens at the Cartoon Musuem in London on Thursday (September 9) and runs until November 24. Kenneth Bird (1887-1965), who drew under […]

PCO Procartoonists – The power of images

A nasty story about the power of drawn imagery. The power to make such things, also brings responsibility in being able to justify what you create. The link, is as reported by the BBC. UPDATED: 18th SeptemberA response to this story from the USA, linked here. And coverage of the aftermath of the event from […]

PCO Procartoonists – The power of images

The BBC magazine has produced an interesting piece on family board games from World War 2. When you read the piece and look at the games, they were clearly no more than thinly disguised political propaganda. At the time these were made, sold and distributed, the government, who encouraged their production, was clearly, keenly aware […]