VINTAGE PUNCH CARTOON - INDIAN STEREOTYPES - INDIA [GANDHI]

Description: Illustrator: L. Raven-hill, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, December 10, 1930, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent -- light age-toning, clean, paper has been humidified and flattened for best appearance (and for framing); unrelated text on backside with some possible show-through on the facing side--please look closely. THE ECONOMICS OF REVOLUTION. First Babu (speaking from left to right). "This Gandhi making three per centums too low with his shoutings." Second Babu . "I am saying this: We have buttered our bun and we must lie on it." First Babu. "But I am poor man. How shall I keep the cat from the bag?"--An InterWar cartoon showing a stereotype of two Indian office workers complaining about their government. --In British India, babu often referred to a native Indian clerk. The word was originally used as a term of respect attached to a proper name, the equivalent of "mister", and "babuji" was used in many parts to mean "sir". Since early 20th-century, the term babu is frequently used pejoratively to refer to bureaucrats of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and other government officials, especially by the Indian media, while the Indian bureaucracy is called "babudom", as in the "rule of babus", especially in India media. Over 4,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale, combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. 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.

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

End Time: 2024-01-22T21:35:54.000Z

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