Found myself passing Little Russell Street in London the other day (2 minutes from The British Museum), and popped in to see this wonderful exhibition by surely the king of the satirical pen Ronald Searle. He has just had his 90th birthday. It is a little sad that, apart a small handful of articles and a short, but entertaining TV interview (part of the exhibition), this momentous event seems to have been largely overlooked in this country. Sad, because he has been one of the most influential cartoonist for the past 70 odd years across such a wide spectrum of artists and cartoonist the world over. I’m not one to rant, so I won’t, other than to say he deserves better from the country in which he was born.

But hey, enough said. Do go and see it if you get a chance. Well worth it!

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