RARE 1942 British Cartoon: WILLIAM BEVERIDGE REPORT

Description: TRANSFORMATION SCENE. "Avaunt, foul sprite! and be no longer seen I'll have you know I am the Fairy Queen!"Keywords: William Beveridge, Beveridge Report, welfare state, Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Social Insurance, pantomime, pantos, fries, social justice, postwar reconstruction, stage show, devils, fairy queen. + William Beveridge (1879-1963) was a social economist who in November 1942 published a report titled, 'Social Insurance and Allied Services' that would provide the blueprint for social policy in post-war Britain. Beveridge had been drawn to the idea of remedying social inequality while working for the Toynbee Hall charitable organisation in East London. He saw that philanthropy was simply not sufficient in such circumstances and a coherent government plan would be the only sufficient action.Illustrator: E. H. Shepard from British Punch humor/satire magazine, December 9, 1942 and pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Image shown is slightly cropped. Condition: very good -- low-grade wartime paper, two punch hole to left margins, otherwise some paper toning, clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; backside has unrelated text with some show-through (ghosting) on the facing side, as published -- please look closely. _________________________________________________________________________________Over 5,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' instead of 'Buy now' then hit "send total" so I can adjust the invoice for shipping. WHO IS THE ILLUSTRATOR?Ernest Howard Shepard (10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in the Willows and Winnie-the-Pooh. He was also a prolific illustrator for the British Punch satire magazine.WHAT IS PUNCH? Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.

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