VINTAGE 1928 PRINT: MAURICE BARING - BRITISH WRITER / WW I ROYAL AIR FORCE

Description: “MR. PUNCH’S PERSONALITIES" A PORTRAIT SERIES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1925 AND 1929 IN THE BRITISH PUBLICATION "PUNCH"LXXXIII - MAJOR THE HON. MAURICE BARING"Poet and Wing-Commander here you see;A novelist extensive and urbane;A wit in twenty tongues, or twenty-three;A friend to whom on never turns in vain"----------------------------------------------Maurice Baring OBE (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent. During World War I, Baring served in the Intelligence Corps and Royal Air Force.Illustration by George Belcher. Size: 8 1/4 x 11 including borders, image shown is slightly cropped. Source: PUNCH Magazine, December 5, 1928 Condition: very nice, still bright paper, light crease (not easy to see in the image), clean; verso has unrelated text with some ghosting effect on the facing side. Vintage, not a modern reproduction. For framing. I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale. Combine orders with no extra shipping fees.------------------------------------- THE MAGAZINE ---------------------------------------------PUNCH MAGAZINE. It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but for social historians.In its formative years Punch combined humour, 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.From 1841 to 1992, 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.------------------------------------- THE ARTIST-------------------------------------------------- GEORGE BELCHER (1875-1947) was best known for his elegant drawings, in chalk or charcoal, of gently humorous exchanges, often between working-class protagonists. George Belcher studied at the Gloucester School of Art. He drew for the Punch Almanac from 1906 and for Punch itself regularly from 1911. Belcher exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1909. Inspired by the work of Phil May and Charles Keene, Belcher also contributed to the Daily Graphic, The Tatler and Vanity Fair. R.G.G. Price, the author of A History of Punch has argued that: "He (Belcher) drew the poor as a kindly gentleman who paid them to come and be drawn by him, not, like Phil May, as someone sketching the neighbours". Fougasse described Belcher as "Phil May in chalk" but then went onto say he drew with "simple but beautifully observed line work to which the chalk gave richness and fullness."---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions welcome. Extra images can be added by request. International shipping available. All orders are carefully packaged for safe delivery. Experienced full-time professional bookseller since 1994; print, map and poster seller since 2000.

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