British Cartoon Archive
British newspaper cartoons and caricatures including the Carl Giles Trust collection.
This comprehensive archive gives you access to 150,000 cartoons and caricatures published in British newspapers between 1904 and 2010. The collection includes cartoons, preliminary sketches, letters, photographs and film; everything through to completed artwork giving students an insight into the entire creative process.
Artists featured in the British Cartoon Archive include W.K.Hasleden, Will Dyson, Strube, David Low, Michael Cummings, Ralph Steadman, Nicholas Garland, Chris Riddell and Carl Giles.
How can this collection be used in teaching, studying and research?
Students of art, design and journalism can use the collection to uncover a wide range of illustrative styles and techniques. This can help to inform and inspire their studies.
This form of art is often used to address serious issues in social history, politics and economics. Students of these fields will find that the British Cartoon Archive is an invaluable resource for bringing history to life and illustrating the mood of the times.
Highlights from this collection
Grandma was the best-known of Carl Giles' characters; a formidable matriarch and vehicle for his topical commentary. The British Cartoon Collection contains sketches and finished artwork featuring Grandma.
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Subject
Arts and Humanities, Communication and Media Studies, Animation and Cartooning, Economics, Government Policy, Social Sciences, Journalism, Politics, Social Sciences
