Picture No | 10224038 |
Date | 1917 |
Description | Keeping His Hand In', by Bruce Bairnsfather |
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Private Smith, the company bomber, formerly Shino,' the popular juggler, frequently causes considerable anxiety to his platoon.' Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfather's cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front (he served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment until December 1916) was popular. He became well-known through his work for the Tatler and the Bystander during this period.
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Source | Illustration Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander. 1917 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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