Cat in Clerkenwell. Primrose Hill, times two. All set for the Punch and Judy Man and a Box of Delights. With a touch of H G Wells. Continue reading A night for Cole Hawlings, when the cats are running…
From the 1930 bound edition of Punch magazine, a dog for Cole Hawlings from John Masefield’s The Box of Delights. Continue reading A dog for the Punch and Judy man
Illustrations by Clarke Hutton from Popular English Art, published in 1945 by Penguin, as a ‘King Penguin’ format (which looks and feels like an early Ladybird book). The colours are really vibrant and un-natural – it may be to do with the printing processes rather than intentional, I’m not sure. Nevertheless, that seems perfect for … Continue reading Folk art and Clarke Hutton, 1945
WHISTLES IN THE WIND 