Inventarnummer
M.2015.603
Titel
London Laughs: Australians at Lord's (Bradman)
Datum
1935-05-29 - 1935-05-29
Hersteller
Joseph Lee worked for the Strand Magazine and Pall Mall Gazette in the 1920’s before joining the Sunday Express in 1924, followed by the Daily Mail. From 1934 to 1966 Lee worked for the London Evening News. In 1934 Lee sent four trial cartoons to the London Evening News, one of which was published on 14 May 1934 as the first of a series entitled ‘London Laughs’ In these cartoons Lee proved particularly adept at depicting cricket-loving colonels, chubby and slightly vulgar ladies with sparkling jewellery and dapper City gents (British Cartoon Archive) Lee died in March 1975
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ht x w: 55.1 x 40 cm
Beschreibung
Pen and ink caricature cartoon, highlighted with colour. Pavilion in background, three angry men in foreground. Cartoon depicts Lord’s cricket ground, with large crowd in attendance. The batsman playing a big shot to leg and Don Bradman, wearing an Australian cap being distracted by a bespectacled school boy asking for his autograph. Captioned ‘Excuse me, Mr Bradman, but might I have your autograph?’ Signed by artist and dated 29th May 1935. ‘Make x 4 for Tuesday’s E.N (Evening News)’ to top left hand corner.
Lot 951. Don Bradman. ‘London Laughs. Australians at Lord’s’ 1934. Excellent large original pen and ink caricature/cartoon artwork, highlighted with colour, by artist Joseph Lee for the ‘The London Evening News’ newspaper. The cartoon depicts the Lord’s cricket ground, with large crowd in attendance, the batsman playing a big shot to leg and Don Bradman wearing Australian cap, being distracted whilst about to take a catch on the boundary, by a bespectacled school boy wearing his cap and uniform, holding out book and pen, asking for his autograph, with angry spectators around him Caption to lower border reads ‘Excuse me. Mr Bradman, but might I have your autograph?’. The cartoon signed by Lee and dated 29th May 1935; measures 21.5 x 15.5’’. ‘Make x 4 for Tuesday’s E.N (Evening News?) to top left hand corner. Minor wear and small corner loss, not affecting image. £300/400
Joseph Lee worked for the Strand Magazine and Pall Mall Gazette in the 1920’s before joining the Sunday Express in 1924, followed by the Daily Mail. From 1934 to 1966 Lee worked for the London Evening News, ‘In 1934 Lee sent four trial cartoons to the London Evening News, one of which was published on 14 May 1934 as the first of a series titled ‘London Laughs’. In these cartoons Lee proved particularly adept a depicting cricket-loving colonels, chubby and slightly vulgar ladies with sparkling jewellery, and dapper City gents’ (British Cartoon Archive) This being one of the ‘London Laughs’. Lee died in March 1975.
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