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Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird)
'Fougasse' Rugby Referees Cyril Kenneth Bird original poster

circa 1950

$880.25
£650
€761.78
CA$1,213.90
A$1,363.76
CHF 712.57
MX$16,645.31
NOK 9,047.50
SEK 8,516.32
DKK 5,684.68

About the Item

To see our other original vintage public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (1887 - 1965) Become a Rugby Referee Lithographic poster 32 x 26 cm "If you sometimes wonder whether you still enjoy being battered about on a Sunday afternoon quite as much as you did, why not give a thought to refereeing - which would allow you to keep up a connection with the game of games, and do a very useful job for it too." Fougasse was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch between 1937 and 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Transport. As the Second World War progressed, the Ministry of Information’s poster campaign had become less and less effective. There were posters instructing the population to save old clothes for rags, turn off the lights, save food, dig for victory, watch out for spies, and keep calm and carry on. With this instruction overload, the population had ceased paying attention to the posters. Fougasse noticed this, and offered his services unpaid to the Ministry of Information, with a view to bringing a touch of humour to the posters. His amusing designs with pithy captions, reminiscent of newspaper cartoons, helped to get the Ministry's messages across in a novel way. Fougasse's distinctive poster style, with the red border, was subsequently adopted by other Ministry artists. Following the war, his distinctive style continued to persuade the public - as here.
  • Creator:
    Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird) (1887 - 1965, British)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Width: 10.24 in (26 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Backed to linen; generally excellent.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU795313915502

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