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Our March newsletter is a marvellous miscellany, with items about our newly-revised Anniversaries page, the cryptic and fascinating work of Michael Buhler, First World War cartoons and upcoming events.

Michael Buhler

A new book about the art of Michael Buhler (1940 - 2009), has just been published. 'From There to Here' The Art of Michael Buhler brings together images of Buhler's work with writings by the artist, and is the first book to focus in-depth on his highly original and enigmatic art. A student at the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s, along with Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj, Buhler was keen to embrace new developments in art, and a combination of figuration and abstraction in his distinctive figure-in-landscape paintings came to define his work.

His favourite themes included street scenes, landscapes, UFOs and extraterrestrials, and it is these latter two subjects which we were particularly interested in when we first began our representation of many of his paintings over 20 years ago. Our superlative collection of images of folklore, myth, magic and paranormal and unexplained phenomena of all kinds was strengthened by Michael's unsettling artworks depicting the Roswell Crash, UFO sightings and alien abductions, all of which have been scanned in high quality from the original canvases.

Click here for the full set.


Satirising the First World War

The First World War produced some of the most virulent and barbed satirical cartoons of all those in our collection. The period saw a flourishing of satirical and political magazines across Europe, in which publications such as Iberia (Spain), Simplicissimus (Germany), and La Baïonnette (France) unleashed patriotic diatribes in the form of powerful cartoons, brilliantly executed.

Although containing much in the way of propaganda, these cartoons often hit on an unpleasant truth. Snakes, spiders, octopi and monsters of various kinds representing nations or political figures feature prominently, as does Death, as a skull, skeleton or Grim Reaper.

No nation escaped parody. In Lustige Blätter in 1915, Walter Trier caricatures the so-called 'Russian steam-roller' as a clapped-out machine with the face of Nicholas II. Henri Lanos on the cover of Le Rire, also in 1915, depicts German 'kultur' as a hideous, destructive monster, belching poison gas and spouting flame. German Chief of Staff Paul von Hindenburg is shown thrashing Field Marshal Douglas Haig in a cartoon in Kladderadatsch in April 1918, when the Germans were pushing through their Spring Offensive. Eduard Thony in Simplicissimus draws US President Wilson worshipping the almighty dollar before helping the Allies in 1917.

Not all of our World War One cartoons are so caustic. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather's gently humorous illustrations published in The Bystander from 1915 onwards depict life in the British trenches, and often feature a curmudgeonly soldier called Old Bill trying to survive life on the Western Front.

These fantastic cartoons can offer a very different perspective on the conflict. For the complete range, click here.

All about anniversaries

With many eyes fixed on the anniversary of World War One this year, Mary Evans has also been looking further ahead, with the anniversaries page on our website now updated to include dates up until June 2015. Whether you’re planning ahead or looking for some last minute inspiration, the anniversaries page is always a good port of call for historical events, both the well-recognised (like the omnipresent World War One centenary) as well as the less well-known. You want images to remember the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (15th April) or ones to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Hardy (2nd June)? We’ve got it covered. Click here to see the latest anniversaries for 2015.

The London Book Fair

The 43rd London Book Fair, one of the book trade's most important events, will be taking place at Earls Court on the 8th, 9th and 10th of April. The entire publishing industry is represented with over 2000 stand and table holders covering all aspects of the book trade.

Although we won't be exhibiting, we'd be delighted to see you at the fair, so if you'd like to meet on your stand or over a cup of coffee to discuss images for your next book project, do contact mark.vivian@maryevans.com, tess.hines@maryevans or luci.gosling@maryevans.com.

See www.londonbookfair.co.uk for more information.

Scent and Scandal

A reminder that it's not too late to get your tickets for next Saturday's fragrance event at Brasserie Zedel's Crazy Coqs cabaret theatre. Mary Evans Picture Library is teaming up with Odette Toilette for an afternoon of scents and stories inspired by the nightlife scene of early 20th century London. Afternoon tea and fizz will accompany entertaining tales of high society's most celebrated characters, and you'll be introduced to fragrances that once wafted around the capital's fashionable clubs, restaurants and parties, as well as taking away a goodie bag.

Saturday 22 March 2014, 2 – 4.30pm
The Crazy Coqs Cabaret & Jazz Club, Brasserie Zedel,
20 Sherwood St, London W1F 7ED
Tickets £45.00 from www.odettetoilette.com

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