RARE BRTISH 1901 CARTOON: Children's Country Holiday Fund

Description: Source: British PUNCH humor/satire magazine, June 19, 1901, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Illustrated by Bernard Partridge. Size 8 1/2 x 11" (approximately) Condition: very good -- some age toning to upper edge, minor wear/foxing, lays flat for easy framing; backside is blank.RECIPROCITY. [Uncle Sam talks with American Ambassador to the UK, Joseph Choate.]Mr. Choate. “Say, Jonathan [aka Uncle Sam], you’ve been going around lately showing the Britishers how to run their business; seems to me HERE’S something where you might take a notion or two from THEM.”The Children's Country Holidays Fund was set up in 1884 to provide "Fresh air for ailing London children" (Annual Report 1884). Its objective was to give ailing children visits in the Country within a 50 mile radius of London of not less than 2 weeks. The children were boarded with local "cottagers" who were paid by the society to look after the children, along with a parental contribution. Local Committees were set up in areas around London to select children felt to be worthy of such holidays.Over 3,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale, combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. WHO IS THE ARTIST:Sir John Bernard Partridge (11 October 1861 – 9 August 1945) was an English illustrator. Born in London, for some years he was well known as an actor under the name of Bernard Gould. But he was most renowned for his association with Punch magazine. He joined the Punch staff in 1891 and became chief cartoonist in 1910, a position he held until his death in 1945. His cartoons usually featured one or two stately figures centre stage; as Price, Punch’s biographer, pointed out Partridge’s cartoons were ‘theatrical’ rather than ‘dramatic’. He was a master cartoon propagandist, amply shown in his many war-time cartoons published in Punch.WHAT IS PUNCH?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. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.

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