RARE 1918 BRITISH Cartoon: PRESIDENT WILSON TRAVELS TO FRANCE League of Nations

Description: British Punch magazine -- from 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for historians.Illustrator: L. Raven-hill, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, December 18, 1918 and disbound from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent -- bright and clean, no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing, backside with unrelated text and some show through on the facing side (please look closely) as published.LE BIENVENUE--On December 12, 1918, Woodrow Wilson became the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office. In the aftermath of World War, I, Wilson, the nation’s 28th president, would spend the next six months, on and off, in Europe, the longest time any chief executive would remain abroad. The focal point of his trip was to champion the League of Nations, which he hoped would peacefully arbitrate.I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees.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. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

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Location: Milton, Vermont

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