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INTRODUCTION TO PEOPLE, PORTRAITS & PERSONALITIES
Providing visual images depicting names in the news of the day was one of the most important functions of the graphic arts. Early images were iconographic- merely representing with an image a name from history or literature. Subsequent portraiture became increasingly realistic using figures caught in action or posed on site in full regalia. By the end of the nineteenth century, individuals could even be recognized when depicted satirically. Probably the best known portraits were those done between 1869-1914 in the weekly periodical, Vanity Fair. Here the public could learn the comings and goings of the Royal Family, enjoy wickedly humorous satire, read the news of the week, and see the fashions of the moment. Each issue featured a caricature of a well known personage. Several artists were employed using different nom de crayon. The most prolific of them was Leslie Ward, known as “Spy”; his caricatures have come to be known as “Spy prints”. Other Vanity Fair artists included Whistler, Tissot, Beerbohm, Nast, Thompson, Furnigs, Gould, and Flagg. Lyons Ltd.has a complete catalogue of Vanity Fair images. For information, go to Education on the menu bar and then see Catalogues.
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