The Definitive Thelwell (bumped corner) Mid-Century Illustrators while dad sleeps

while dad sleeps

Realistic depictions and sophisticated compositions had been curiously absent before him

rebels and outlaws

and of course his sense of humor

The Definitive Thelwell (bumped corner) Mid-Century Illustrators while dad sleepsThe most popular cartoonist since the Second World War, Thelwell is best remembered for his little girls and their cheeky fat ponies. However, he was a wide ranging artist who surveyed an impressive range of social subjects for a variety of newspapers and periodicals, most notably Punch. This catalogue contains 177 works spanning his entire career: cartoons, illustrations, paintings, and sketches. Introduction by David Wootton. A biographical