Round-up: What the Bloghorn saw
Bloghorn is sad to report that caricaturist and political cartoonist Richard Willson has died. Willson enjoyed a long career that included a 31-year stint at The Times, and the paper has paid tribute to him here (payment required). His passing has also been noted in touching obituaries by two of his other regular clients, The […]
101 reasons to visit Cartoon Museum
An exhibition called One Hundred and One Cartoonists is at the Cartoon Museum in London from Thursday 3 November. It features cartoons, comics and caricatures from the collection of Luke Gertler, who has been collecting original cartoon artwork for more than 50 years. On display will be works by H.M. Bateman, Max Beerbohm, Giles, David […]
Love and survival at charity exhibition
Valentine’s Day seems like an appropriate time to mention an exhibition of drawings created by a cartoonist out of love for his wife. Les Très Riches Heures de Mrs Mole, which features cartoons by Ronald Searle drawn for his wife Monica during her chemotherapy, opens at the the Cartoon Museum in London this Thursday (February […]
And the winner is…
Congratulations to the winner of our January competition. We hope Stuart Cooper will enjoy his copy of Mark Bryant’s excellent book – World War 2 in cartoons. Stuart correctly answered questions one, two and three and in strictly sequential order those answers were: Question 1. Careless Talk (profile) Question 2. Bruce Bairnsfather (profile) Question 3. Ronald […]
Capital cartooning
Bloghorn notes some new cartoon-related events coming soon to London town. There’s an exhibition of the cartoons Ronald Searle drew for his wife, Les Très Riches Heures de Mrs. Mole, while she was undergoing chemotherapy, accompanied by a talk on Searle’s life by Valerie Grove on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 at The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, […]
House of Illustration
Cartoons and illustrations by some of the biggest names in the business are due to go under the hammer next month in support of the House of Illustration. The Sotheby’s auction, to be held on the 16th December, will feature work by Peter Brookes, Gerald Scarfe, Eric Carle (from children’s classic The Very Hungry Caterpiller), Beryl […]
Beetles and Cats
The Chris Beetles Gallery in London has an exhibition of cat cartoons, illustrations and paintings opening later this month, titled Louis Wain and the Summer Cat Show 2010. This show marks the 30th annual exhibition of British cat art at Chris Beetles. Alongside work by the eccentric Edwardian cat artist, Louis Wain, the exhibition features […]
Support the UK’s Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Art Trust, the registered charity [pdf] behind the UK national Cartoon Museum, receives no state or public funding. This means that every year the trustees have to raise £150,000 to run it. For the first time in several years, the museum have managed to get a funds-runner a place in the London Marathon. Step forward one […]
Ronald Searle on Ronald Searle
Interviewed by, wait for it, Nick Glass* for Channel 4 News. Bloghorn says watch for the full explanation.