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Obsessed with Drawing
Opening next week in Cambridge, England. Wish I could make it. Press release hereEphemera from Ronald's studio will be on display at the second exhibition at his old art school Anglia Ruskin . . .
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Lord Mayor's Show
Twitter turned up a great find: Searle's design for a Sadler's Wells float as part of the 1967 Lord Mayor's Show. Twitter user @dominic_reid posted the design (click to enlarge) and the video below...
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Searle in Cambridge
 I realized the Searle exhibition at the Fitzwilliam had published a catalogue and swiftly put in an order which arrived this week. It's a slim but important volume with revealing text from those...
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Punch
Searle functioned in various capacities for Punch magazine throughout the 50s. I've posted his theatre caricatures, Searle's Eye View, political page and cover art. He also made cartoon spot...
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Ronald Searle's America *UPDATE*
My book on Searle's American era work is printed and looks fantastic. It would never have happened without the team at Fantagraphics. Head honcho Gary Groth believing in the project, Kristy Valenti...
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Book signing!
I'll be at the Center Stage Gallery in Burbank the afternoon of February 6th with a presentation on Searle then I'll be signing copies. We'll have 40 copies of the book at a 10% discount off the rrp...
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Florida
Searle was so prolific I've found there's always more work to discover. In the book I have two finished versions of a drawing of a 'Miami couple' (Holiday magazine, December 1963). Recently on eBay a...
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Fake!
Another poorly executed Searle fake hits the art market, this time being sold through Christie's. Check out the lot hereMore on fake Searle artwork here and here
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Sketch magazine
Early examples of Searle's colour work are a treat. There aren't too many examples but they crop up occasionally like this one on Flickr.  For the article ‘Christmas at Longleat - 70 years ago’ by the...
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'The quality of the entire book is remarkably impressive, from the editorial selections to the printing. It's a wonderful and inspiring tribute to Searle that I'll be returning to often.'-Amid Amidi,...
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Molesworth on the radio, chiz, chiz!
I'm informed that there will be a programme on BBC Radio 4 about Molesworth on 28th March.The programme is called 'Down With Skool: The Art of Molesworth . . . Philip Hensher explores the art of...
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6 drawing lessons from Ronald Searle
Top animation news site Cartoon Brew ran an article I wrote on drawing lessons learnt from the master and his work. Read it here
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Morroco
Searle first visited Morocco in March 1951 and a handful of the sketches he made were published in the broadsheet News Chronicle March 28th. I believe he was traveling with his first wife Kaye Webb and...
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'Ronald Searle's America' Book Reviews
Thanks to those who have left comments and reviews on both the US and UK Amazon sites- it helps promote the book and support the case for another. You can purchase it at the link on the right or if...
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Le Figaro
As Searle began to branch out into editorial and illustration assignments on the Continent during the 1950s he did several cartoons for French newspaper Le Figaro Littéraire.Perdu dans le Labyrinthe...
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Ronald Searle and The Great Fur Opera!
Monday May 2nd 2016 HBC is celebrating its 346th anniversary! See my old post on the amazing book he did for their 300th published in 1970 here
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Eichmann
In 1961 Searle was sent on an assignment for Life magazine to cover the trial of Gestapo chief Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. Searle was the sole draughtsman among a throng of photographers which is...
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Misc. America
Here's one I didn't get in the book . . . Bea Arthur as Maude' for TV Guide magazineDrawing from the series 'Who Killed Hollywood Society?' for TV GuideI tracked this down at the 11th hour but not the...
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An exhibition of Ronald Searle's work surrounding his time in Singapore will be held at the Singapore School of Art & Design, opening June 26th.More details here
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