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Fougasse & The Art of Public Information
James Taylor, Art History MA (Hons) 1985
Cyril Kenneth Bird, AKA Fougasse, was immensely popular from the 1910s to the early 1960s largely through his humorous economical drawings in the pages of Punch magazine. This charming book beautifully illustrated with classic examples of his work, is a guide to Fougasse's distinct style and design philosophy, which favoured humour in art and sloganeering to convey memorable messages, from Punch cartoons to public information posters.
It looks at the success of his 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' designs during World War II alongside comparable work by other war artists in Britain, the USA and Canada, and explores its timeless appeal.
ISBN: 9781844861293
