"And this tea-towel has a more contemporary feel."
Drawing
2005 (made), 01/04/2005 (printed and published)
2005 (made), 01/04/2005 (printed and published)
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This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 1 April 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'A photo-opportunity on the ski-slopes turns sour. Prince Charles makes the infamous remark, snapped at one royal hack: "You bloody people!" – which is plastered all over the front pages.'
'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.'
'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.'
Object details
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| Title | "And this tea-towel has a more contemporary feel." (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Cartoon, "And this tea-towel has a more contemporary feel." by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 01 April 2005; London. |
| Physical description | Black and white line drawn cartoon showing the exterior of a gift shop. The shop assistant, well dressed in checked skirt, jacket and blouse and wearing pearls and a large earring, holds up a tea-towel showing a smiling Prince Charles and a speech bubble saying: 'You bloody people!'. A woman in coat, hat (decorated with a flower), gloves, boots and carrying a black handbag over her arm, holds her hand towards her throat in horror. She is also holding one of the commemorative mugs with the letters 'CC' interlaced, a stack of which stands on the table behind her. Some lines have been blocked out with liquid paper, and faint underdrawing can be seen. In places a new portion of drawing has been stuck over to replace a previous one. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Donated by the artist. |
| Production | Attribution note: for publication in newspaper Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 1 April 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'A photo-opportunity on the ski-slopes turns sour. Prince Charles makes the infamous remark, snapped at one royal hack: "You bloody people!" – which is plastered all over the front pages.' '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.' |
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| Accession number | E.364-2007 |
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| Record created | May 2, 2007 |
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