PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR AGM WILL PRECEDE THE LECTURE                                                    For those in the Hall this will mean a 1.30pm prompt start

Examining E H Shepard's artistic journey through the First World War from jocular cartoons in Punch as a civilian, to dark and impactful images of death and destruction on the Western Front, and how his own artistic style and approach changed and was influenced by the conflict. The lecture shows a range of cartoons, drawings, watercolours, annotated maps and guides for the Intelligence Corps, as well as commercial work for the home market. We see a transition towards the simple economy of line and expression which is exemplified by the Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations started shortly after the end of the conflict. An individual and personal record of the 'war to end all wars'.