WW2 BRITISH HOMEFRONT - "Make Do and Mend" - CLOTH SHORTAGE

Description: SOURCE: This is an original cartoon from British Punch humor/satire magazine, drawn by Bernard Partridge, and published, March 11, 1942, pulled from the magazine, original not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including borders. Pictured image is slightly cropped. Condition -- excellent: bright and clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside has unrelated text.THE CITY MAN 1942: “Hi-ho! It’s off to work we go!' Keywords: Second World War, home front, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, make do and mend, short trousers, businessmen, civilian population."Make do and Mend" is a phrase that originated during World War II as a British government campaign to encourage people to make the most of their clothing. The campaign was introduced in 1941 when there was a shortage of clothing due to the amount of fabric needed for military uniforms, and when buying new clothes was rationed. The campaign's goal was to reduce clothing consumption and save resources by teaching people how to repair, reuse, and reimagine their clothes.WHO IS THE ARTIST? Sir John Bernard Partridge (11 October 1861 – 9 August 1945) was an English illustrator. Born in London, for some years he was well known as an actor under the name of Bernard Gould. But he was most renowned for his association with Punch magazine. He joined the Punch staff in 1891 and became chief cartoonist in 1910, a position he held until his death in 1945. His cartoons usually featured one or two stately figures centre stage; as Price, Punch’s biographer, pointed out Partridge’s cartoons were ‘theatrical’ rather than ‘dramatic’. He was a master cartoon propagandist, amply shown in his many war-time cartoons published in Punch.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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