Minor discolouration to the watercolour and light wear to the frame.
32.5 x 21cm (12.8" x 8.3")Framed Size: 49 x 36cm (19.3" x 14.2")
J M Staniforth was one of the first full-time political cartoonists in Britain. He worked for the Western Mail, Evening Express, Sunday Weekly, and the News of the World. At the turn of the 20th century, he was the only political cartoonist working for a Sunday paper. Staniforth trained as a lithographic printer for the Western Mail before becoming an art reviewer. A promising young artist, he studied at the Cardiff School of Art, where he worked primarily in paint but slowly moved from brushwork to inks, where he found a talent for cartoons and caricature. He started publishing cartoons in 1889 after being spotted by the Western Mail's editor, Henry Carr. Although his cartoons followed editorial lines, with editor Carr appearing in several stating his own opinion, in 1893, Henry Carr took over the Sunday News of the World, redesigning the paper’s layout and placing Staniforth's cartoons on the front page of every issue. In later years, Staniforth worked alongside Leslie Illingworth at the Western Mail. On his death, Illingworth did a tribute to Staniforth in a cartoon that is featured in the Cartoon Century by Timothy S. Benson.
| SKU | sh527 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Josepf Morewood Staniforth (1863-1921) |
| Date | Early 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 32.5 x 21cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Genre Scene |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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