"Driver! Driver! Not this lane - it's for C-listers!"
Drawing
2004 (made), 18/02/2004 (printed and published)
2004 (made), 18/02/2004 (printed and published)
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This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 18 February 2004, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'The anniversary of London’s congestion charge, Mayor Ken Livingstone’s plan to curb traffic “within the zone” in central London, is marked by the Evening Standard. The annual Brit Awards hail the kings and queens of pop at Earl’s Court, London.'
'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 | "Driver! Driver! Not this lane - it's for C-listers!" (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Cartoon, "Driver! Driver! Not this lane - it's for C-listers!" by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 18th February 2004; London. |
| Physical description | Black and white line drawn cartoon showing a limousine pulling up at the Brit Awards 2004 at Earl's Court. A celebrity uses her mobile phone to contact her driver, as she has just spotted the c (for congestion zone) painted on the road. She has mistaken it to mean that the lane is for c-list celebrities and tells the driver to change lanes. Some lines have been blocked out with liquid paper, and faint underdrawing can be seen. |
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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 18 February 2004, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'The anniversary of London’s congestion charge, Mayor Ken Livingstone’s plan to curb traffic “within the zone” in central London, is marked by the Evening Standard. The annual Brit Awards hail the kings and queens of pop at Earl’s Court, London.' '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.375-2007 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2007 |
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