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Carl Giles - WWII Cartoon

Artist: Carl Giles (All)

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Salute Magazine Cover - April 1946

Carl Giles Cartoon - Printed

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Artwork Details

Title:	Carl Giles - WWII Cartoon
Artist:	Carl Giles (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,593
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	12/22/2004
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Description

Carl Giles (1916-1995) is widely considered to be one of the greatest British cartoonists of the 20th century. While he is most well known for his daily cartoons featuring the "Giles family", especially Grandma, his work during WWII was quite powerful. This piece needs no punch line. It features a train car full of American servicemen, with a stereotypical Englishman riding in the luggage rack. The contour line work in the piece has always struck me. I've never been able to locate where the piece was published. If anyone knows, I'd love to hear about it.

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Oh Happy Day! Last week (April 2022) I was contacted out-of-the-blue by a fellow collector, Ian Feachnie, who knew exactly where the cartoon had been printed: Salute magazine, a just post-WWII magazine started by folks from Yank and Stars & Stripes. I quickly found a copy on eBay and it arrived earlier today. The very first feature in the magazine is a two-page spread of Giles' work, titled "As Others Saw Us..." My cartoon is the very last one, but I owned all four on that page at one time.

The caption: LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH: Is Your Journey Really Necessary? refers to the London, Midland and Scottish railway, which ran from 1923 to 1948, when it became a part of British Railways.

Thanks to Ian, my 35+ year search is over. Huzzah!

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John Bamber
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/8/2005

Hi. It's a great piece. I'm a huge fan of Giles's work and finally attained a piece myself last year. Thanks for sharing. John Bamber

Nick Ford
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/3/2006

Wow - really nice piece. Hard to get a more "British" artist than Giles. Great gallery...

Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/3/2006

I grew up in the 1950s with a collection of WWII cartoons by Giles, and I don�t think that these have ever been surpassed. Plenty of caricatures of both German and Allied soldiers and this fine illustration brings back fond memories. Thanks for sharing.

Icon UK
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/26/2008

Wow! Giles art on CAF? I'm embarrassed I've never thought to look for it here! What a terrific example of his work.

Terry Doyle
Member Since 2004

Posted on 11/28/2008

I once attended an exhibition of the artist's works at (of all places) Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery (here in the UK. His colour art is especially wonderful!

Roger K.
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 12/10/2012

Love this!

steve staszower
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/31/2019

Charming work!

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