Chris Beetles Art Gallery - THE DEFINITIVE THELWELL - The first show of work by Norman Thelwell in 20 years

The most popular cartoonist since the Second World War, Thelwell is best remembered for his little girls and their cheeky fat ponies. However, he was a wide-ranging artist who surveyed an impressive range of social subjects for a variety of newspapers and periodicals, most notably Punch. The show contains 177 works spanning his entire career.

A fully illustrated 100 page catalogue, with a biographical chronology, an evaluative essay and a full bibliography is available from the gallery at £15 + p&p (£2 UK, £2.50 Europe, £5 Rest of the world).

Copyright in all works by Norman Thelwell is the property of The Estate of Norman Thelwell. None of Norman Thelwell's work may be copied, distributed, published, licensed, used or reproduced in any way without the express advance permission in writing of the agent, Momentum Licensing. For all enquiries, please contact:

Ann Mansbridge
Momentum Licensing
Manor Farm Studio
Cleveley
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire OX7 4DY

Telephone: 01608 677 900
Fax: 01608 677 101
Email: momentum@fezbro.com

www.thelwell.org.uk

For further details on each picture, please click on the images or their titles


THE RADIO CABIN	'I'M YOUR SCF, INSIGHT,' HE SAID, 'THE LETTERS STAND FOR SENIOR CHAPLAIN TO THE FORCES'	I WAS GAZING UP – 'AVING ONE MINUTE'S SILENCE FOR THAT POOR LITTLE RUSSIAN DOGGY WHEN THAT THIEVING, FOUR LEGGED SON OF A MANGY...

CRITICS' PICNIC	YOU MEAN TO SAY YOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE RUSSIANS SINCE BALACLAVA?	RIGHT MEN! SHALL WE BLAST 'IM OFF FOR HALLOW-E'EN OR HOLD 'IM BACK FOR THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER?

COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS	DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR	OK, THEY'VE STOPPED THE BLEEDING

… ITALY WON'T BE ABROAD, FRANCE WON'T BE ABROAD – IF WE JOIN THE COMMON MARKET WHERE ARE WE TO GO FOR OUR HOLIDAYS?	IF WE JOIN	UNWELCOME CAROLLERS

HE'S GOT A BIKE	WE BOUGHT IT MAINLY TO COVER A DAMP PATCH	YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LIKE THEM – THEY DON'T CARE A DAMN

THE WEDDING INDUSTRY	YOU'D BETTER RELEASE THEIR BALL. THEY'VE KIDNAPPED THE CAT	MAN'S BEST FRIEND

ANNIE	REFRESHMENT TENT	I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE CHAPS THINK THEM UP!

ENJOYING THE BEACH	CANAL HOLIDAY IN VENICE	YOU READ POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE INTO EVERYTHING. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT NO ONE'S WANTED TO PINCH YOU UP TO NOW

HOW THEY LOVE TO SING IN VENICE	ON A VENETIAN CANAL	NO! I STILL DON'T SEE ANY RESEMBLANCE

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE'D PLAYED THEM IN THE WORLD CUP	ALFRED SUPPORTS MR WILSON'S POLICY IN EUROPE – HE WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER	NOISY NEIGHBOURS

PACKED AND READY 'I'M NOT LEAVING ALL THESE TOMATOES TO GO ROTTEN' 'SUPPOSE THERE WAS A FIRE AND SOMEONE CAME IN' 'HE LOVES STAYING WITH MR PARKER'	PUNCH GOES OUTDOORS	MORNING RUSH-HOUR

CRASH! WALLOP! BANG! EVERY TIME WE GET A BIT OF FOG	THE AA MAN AND THE HOLIDAY QUEUES	THESE CHAPS MUST BE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY WHO ARE HAPPY ABOUT THE BRITISH ROADS!...

DON'T GET TOO FAR AHEAD	A PREVIOUS YEAR'S MODEL	FEATHER BED FARMER

CHRISTMAS POULTRY	IT LOOKS AS IF WE'LL HAVE ALL THE WEATHER IN EUROPE TO WORRY ABOUT SOON	HERE'S ONE KID WHO'LL BE BLOOMING GLAD TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY

CHRISTMAS IS COMING DIDN'T YOU KEEP BACK ONE FOR US? SUPPOSE WE ALL DECIDED TO TAKE ONE HOME FOR THE CHILDREN – THEN WHAT?	CHRISTMAS WITH MR PUNCH	I'VE HEARD HE'S MAKING A FORTUNE

MRS 'OPKINS! DID YOUR KIDS GIVE YOU A PERISHING GREAT BUNCH OF DAFFODILS FOR MOTHER'S DAY?	CUT THEM OUT AND TRANSPLANT THEM. THAT'S MY ADVICE	… AND THE THINGS YOU CALLED THE NEIGHBOUR'S CHILDREN WHEN THEY PINCHED A FEW!

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND. THE SOONER THEY START NIBBLING AT THE GREEN BELT ROUND HERE THE BETTER	FOR GOODNESS SAKE, GET HIM A CONKER TREE !	BERT'S PLANTING YAMS & PAU PAU

YOU'RE TOO IMPATIENT. THEY TAKE A HUNDRED YEARS TO MATURE	IT'S LUCKY HIS BACK GAVE OUT WHILE HE WAS PLANTING ONE HERE	PLANT A TREE IN '73

LET'S HAVE A LIGHTNING STRIKE	HELLO! HERE COMES ANOTHER HABITUAL ABSENTEE	QUIET, IT'S CHARLIE. THEY'VE MADE ANOTHER GAS STRIKE

THE NEW FATHER	DON'T LET ON TO THE KITCHEN STAFF. IT'S WHERE WE HIDE THE PRIVATE PATIENTS	DOOR!

STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS	HE'S ASKED FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM	HE'S ASKED FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM

TRIALS OF TRUE LOVE BY THELWELL I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GO ON MEETING LIKE THIS, MERVYN. DADDY'S BEGINNING TO GET SUSPICIOUS	SMALL IN THE SADDLE THELWELL GOES WEST	ALL THE SAME – I AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAID TO THE REF

MAY HEAVEN FORGIVE YOU	OOOOH! GREAVES JUST MISSED A SITTER AT HIGHBURY	... AND NO KICKING RAILWAY CARRIAGES IN YOUR BEST BOOTS YOU ASKED FOR IT. PULLING THE COMMUNICATION CORD ON THE WAY TO THE MATCH YOU LOOK AFTER INJURIES IN THE PUBS. OK?

'THE REFEREE'S WORD IS FINAL' 'IT WAS A GREAT VICTORY'	OWN GOAL	ENTHUSIASM

I WISH WE HAD A FEW MID-FIELD PLAYERS WITH HIS FLAIR	THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOTBALL	A NUMBER FOUR IRON

THE OFFICE GOLFER	I CAUGHT AN ENORMOUS ONE IN MANOR POOL, YOUR GRACE, BUT HE GOT AWAY	A TALL STORY BY THELWELL I CAUGHT AN ENORMOUS ONE IN MANOR POOL, YOUR GRACE, BUT HE GOT AWAY

THE SHORT-SIGHTED SHOOTER	SPORT FOR THE HELL OF IT	COASTAL PATROL

SELF SERVICE	SELF SERVICE MERRY CHRISTMAS	THE PERFECT PRESENT

POSTMAN CHASED BY DOGS	NO CAMPING	A STREAM IN THE ELAN VALLEY

LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP	BOATS ON A CALM SEA	ALNWICK CASTLE

MUDEFORD. HANTS	KEEPING A GOOD STABLE BY THELWELL THEY DON'T BREED HORSES LIKE THAT ANY MORE	SHE KNOWS WE'RE ON TO HER. SHE'S GOT RID OF THE STUFF