Readers of previous posts will know that material from the British Cartoon Archive (BCA) has been used for exhibitions on cartoonist Carl Giles at The Cartoon Museum in London and Ipswich Town Hall. Now that the Ipswich exhibition has finished and the items have been returned, it is time to take stock and see what people have been saying about the exhibitions and the linked relaunch of the BCA website.
As mentioned in a previous post the launch of both events in November 2008 generated press articles and also radio and TV appearances by Dr Nick Hiley, Head of the BCA. Some examples from the newspapers include a review of the London exhibition by broadcaster and writer Libby Purves (also a resident of Suffolk, where Giles lived); a piece by Independent cartoonist Dave Brown; and an article by Maev Kennedy in The Guardian.
There have also been comments on other blogs such as Ian Pile’s Start The Revolution Without Me. General feedback at both exhibitions suggests that people were pleased to have the opportunity to look at the original artwork of the cartoons, and that they also found out more about Carl Giles himself.
The book Giles: One Of The Family (written by Nick Hiley) contains further information about Giles and his work and is available via the BCA website. About 200 copies have been sold so far.
Another recent publication is Giles’s Fighting Forces by John Field (published by Express Newspapers). John has also edited other compilations on Giles.
The London exhibition continues until 15 February 2009.
