Description: Illustration by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (2 September 1902 - 20 December 1979) was a Welsh political cartoonist best known for his work for the Daily Mail and for becoming the chief cartoonist at the British satirical periodical Punch. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including margins. Source: PUNCH Magazine, September 28, 1938. Condition: still bright paper, clean, backside unmarked. For framing. Vintage, not a modern reproduction."ISN'T IT PEACEFUL?" Innocent pre-war irony: nighttime with searchlights in the distance. Wonderfully drawn scracthboard illustration.--SCRATCHBOARD. Sometimes referred to as scraperboard (especially in Great Britain), but usually called scratchboard in North America and Australia, is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath. Scratchboard refers to both a fine-art medium, and an illustrative technique using sharp knives and tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that is coated with dark, often black India ink. There is also foil paper covered with black ink that, when scratched, exposes the shiny surface beneath. Scratchboard can be used to yield highly detailed, precise and evenly textured artwork. Works can be left black and white, or colored.--WW II searchlights formed part of a system of aircraft detection linking (a) locator devices, (b) searchlights, and (c) antiaircraft (AAA) guns. The locators sent electronic information to the lights and guns, which in turn tracked the target in synch with each other. Once a locator of any of the aforementioned types had "locked on" to an aerial target, the concept was for both lights and guns to be trained on the target (via the height and distance data received from the locator) so the target could be nearly simultaneously illuminated and then destroyed. Locators were first based on sound and heat detection, and ultimately radar became the preferred method of target acquisitionI 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 welcome. Extra images can be added by request. International shipping available. All orders are carefully packaged for safe delivery. Experienced full time professional bookseller since 1994; print, map and poster seller since 2000.
Price: 19.95 USD
Location: Milton, Vermont
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Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Artist: Leslie Gilbert Illingworth
Style: Cartoon
Date of Creation: 1938
Width (Inches): 8 inches
Color: Black and White
Subject: Search lights
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Height (Inches): 10 1/2 inches
Type: Print
