THE OLD-FASHIONED CUSTOMER. "I wonder if you've got a song I remember about not wanting to fight, but if we do... something, something, something ... we've got the money too?"
SOURCE: This is an original cartoon from British Punch magazine of humor and satire, drawn by E. H. Shepard, published March 23, 1938 and pulled from the magazine, original not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including borders. Pictured image is slightly cropped. CONDITION: excellent -- minor toning, otherwise and clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance (and for framing); the backside is blank.
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WHO IS THE ARTIST?
+ Ernest Howard Shepard: Undoubtedly one of the greatest illustrators of all time, Shepard is synonymous with the visual creation in 1924 of 'Winnie the Pooh' for AA Milne's children's book of the same name. However, Shepard started at Punch magazine two decades earlier as a jobbing cartoonist, drawing domestic scenes of anachronistic grandmothers and children wise before their time. His experiences at the frontline during the battles of the Great War marked a change in style and his cartoons from WW1, though not as numerous, form an important part of the collection.
+ Upon his return from war with a Military Cross, Shepard continued at Punch and was made a permanent member of the editorial staff in 1921. What followed was a prolific period in the interwar period, starting political cartoons in 1933 and being made chief Cartoonist in 1945. Although not fond of political cartooning his work during WW2 is as light as it is acerbic and contrasts with the bolder, less humorous lines of Leslie Illingworth and Bernard Partridge. In total Shepard drew around 1,500 cartoons and illustrations for Punch in a career spanning 6 decades. Truly a giant in the world of illustration.
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.