BRITISH PUNCH MAGAZINE CARTOON:
DAY BREAKS IN NUREMBERG
KEYWORDS: crimes against humanity, international criminal tribunals, Nuremberg Trials, Nazis, town criers, night watchman.
Illustrator: E. H. Shepard, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, October 9, 1946, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Image shown is slightly cropped. Condition: very good-- low-grade war-time paper with paper toning, o/w still clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and framing; backside has unrelated text with some show-through (ghosting) on the facing side--please look closely.
”WHO IS THE ARTIST?
Ernest Howard Shepard (10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. Best known for his illustrations in Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows, was also a prolific contributor to British Punch magazine for many decades.
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.