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His First Smoke
REF
1883
Height
12 cm (4 3/4")
Width
9.5 cm (3 3/4")
“IONICUS” JOSHUA CHARLES ARMITAGE
(1913-1998)
His First Smoke
Pen and ink heightened with white, unframed
12 by 9.5 cm., 4 ¾ by 3 ¾ in.
(mount size 28 by 24.5 cm., 11 by 9 ½ in.)
Joshua Charles Armitage was a popular 20th century illustrator and cartoonist working for many magazine and producing numerous book illustrations and cover designs. He was born in Hoylake, Cheshire and studied at Liverpool School of Art. He took the pen name Ionicus for his first cartoon, which was published in Punch, 24 March 1944. Over the following 40 years he contributed 358 drawings to the magazine. As a book illustrator he work on over 50 Wodehouse titles.
(1913-1998)
His First Smoke
Pen and ink heightened with white, unframed
12 by 9.5 cm., 4 ¾ by 3 ¾ in.
(mount size 28 by 24.5 cm., 11 by 9 ½ in.)
Joshua Charles Armitage was a popular 20th century illustrator and cartoonist working for many magazine and producing numerous book illustrations and cover designs. He was born in Hoylake, Cheshire and studied at Liverpool School of Art. He took the pen name Ionicus for his first cartoon, which was published in Punch, 24 March 1944. Over the following 40 years he contributed 358 drawings to the magazine. As a book illustrator he work on over 50 Wodehouse titles.
Height
12 cm (4 3/4")
Width
9.5 cm (3 3/4")
| Year | c 1950 |
|---|---|
| Medium | Pen and ink heightened with white, unframed, in conservation mount only |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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