Monday, December 28, 2009

'Casey Court' for Chips by Julius Stafford Baker 1914/15 examples

This is the one that started off the poster action fun comic page..


Illustrated Chips 20th Nov 1915.

What is great about these fun panels is seeing the same setting and characters each week...especially that white bearded man with the pipe!

It really was a make-do and mend place..But what amazing inventions the kids made..

You can also see the poverty of the way they dress and the scruffiness of the place..though they are very cheerful.


Illustrated Chips 28th Feb 1914.

It inspired other artists like Leo Baxendale who did busy pictures like the Banana Bunch...
http://petergraycartoonsandcomics.blogspot.com/2008/12/leo-baxendale-banana-bunch-from-beezer.html

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http://lambiek.net/artists/p/pease_charlie.htmLater Albert Pease known as Charlie drew the later version of 'Casey Court' for Chips.

http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-1947-chips-style.html
See more of Albert's work here..

UPDATE thanks Lew Stringer for the help in artists names