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Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird CBE), British 1887-1965, - Careless Talk Costs Lives, c. 1940 (set of eight posters);

Sold for £800 at Roseberys on Mar 5, 2024.

Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird CBE), British 1887-1965, - Careless Talk Costs Lives, c. 1940 (set of eight posters); auction lot image

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Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird CBE), British 1887-1965, Careless Talk Costs Lives, c. 1940 (set of eight posters); each lithograph in colours on wove, each signed in the plate, each sheet: 31.4 x 20.3 cm, (framed) (ARR) (8) Note: Fougasse, whose real name was Cyril Kenneth Bird, was a well-known cartoonist and editor of the magazine Punch when war broke out. Fougasse designed a series of eight posters for the Careless Talk Cost Lives campaign. They were produced in a variety of formats both for indoor and outdoor display, and proved so popular that they were even reproduced on textiles

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