Thursday 19 April 2012

THE TRUTH ABOUT POOHSTICKS

Currently on show at Chris Beetles Gallery is an exhibition of cartoons and caricatures by Bill Hewison, Ed McLachlan and Mike Williams Three of the ALL-TIME Great Gag Artists of PUNCH.

One of my favourite gags from the collection is this cartoon by Williams (after a former Punch artist, E H Shepard)...


To see more of the same – and different – click here.

The exhibition remains on show until 5 May 2012.

Chris Beetles Gallery, 8 & 10 Ryder Street, St James's, London, SW1Y 6QB
Telephone: 020 7839 7551

Gallery Opening Times: Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 17:30pm

5 comments:

Chris Sobieniak said...

Clever drawing!

Woman on a Raft said...

Many thanks for the recommendation. I'm taking a trip down to town next week and will be sure to visit that exhibition.

Brian Sibley said...

Christopher – I like it because Mike Williams has so deftly caught the spirit of Shepard's original illustration. Though it's s a pity he didn't know how to spell 'Poohsticks'!! :)


Woman on a Raft – Yes, do go. And make sure you visit the wonderful new H M Bateman exhibition at the Cartoon Museum in Little Russell Street (near the Brit Mus).

By the way, you have a very interesting blog!

Roger O B... said...

I think a "Poo stick" is what the Romans had a sponge on the end of!

Do you think CR & Pooh are having a "spliffing" time?
Roger

Brian Sibley said...

My interpretation on both counts! :)