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"I feel so warm and fuzzy I don't even mind George Bush coming!"
Richler, Martha - Enlarge image
"I feel so warm and fuzzy I don't even mind George Bush coming!"
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
2003 (made)
17/11/2003 (printed and published) - Artist/Maker:
Richler, Martha (Marf) (artist)
The Evening Standard (commissioned and published) - Materials and Techniques:
Pen and ink on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by the artist
- Museum number:
E.387-2007
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case I, shelf 139, box II
This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 17 November 2003, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'Last night’s British premiere of Richard Curtis’s new “feelgood” movie, “Love Actually”, starring Hugh Grant, offers a welcome respite from gloomy weather and politics. Ironically, in Hugh Grant’s romantic role as British Prime Minister, he stands up to the arrogant American president in one of the movie’s liveliest scenes. In reality, President Bush is due to arrive in London for a State visit and he and Blair appear to be closer than ever, despite public disapproval over Iraq on both sides of the Atlantic.'
'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'
