The day after the launch of the Giles exhibition at the London Cartoon Museum (see previous post), another one was launched at Ipswich (on Friday 7 November).
This one, called ‘Giles: Drawn To Suffolk’, concentrated more on the Giles connection with Suffolk, as he lived near Ipswich and had a studio in the town.
Material on display included cartoon artwork which had local features and backgrounds, menus and programmes covers drawn for local organisations, and there was also a mock-up of his studio (as there was at the Cartoon Museum).
The main difference between the two exhibitions was the space being used. The Cartoon Museum is ‘cosy’ and the Giles exhibition there is being shown on boards which guide you through the displays. The Ipswich exhibition is being held in a large gallery with a high ceiling, so the items on view are on the four walls and there is a large floor space in the middle for further displays – such as policemens helmets.
