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Category : Inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Inventions
Author: Contraptions
Author: Heath RobinsonPublisher: Abrams Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
An introduction to the wonderful world of Heath Robinson, with carefully selected drawings from throughout his illustrious career, and a lively and informative commentary.
Heath Robinson's Second World War
Author: W. Heath RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781851244430
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Soldiers disguised as a herd of cows, cork bath mats for troops crossing streams and a tank with a piano attachment for camp concerts are just some of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the Second World War. These intricate comic drawings poke gentle fun at both the instruments of war and the indignity of the air-raid shelter in Heath Robinson's inimitable style.
Heath Robinson's Home Front
Author: W. Heath RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781851244447
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
How does one play bridge in a gas mask? Or enjoy motoring without consuming petrol? Or deal with a nationwide shortage of pea-sticks? For this compact little book Heath Robinson joined forces with writer Cecil Hunt to show civilians 'how to make the best of things' during the air raids, rationing, allotment tending and blackouts of the Second World War. The result is a warm celebration of the British population's ability to 'make do and mend'.
Heath Robinson's Great War
Author: W. Heath RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781851244249
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
W. Heath Robinson is best known for his hilarious drawings of zany contraptions, though his work ranged across a wide variety of topics covering many aspects of British life in the decades following the First World War. Starting out as a watercolour artist, he quickly turned to the more lucrative field of book illustration and developed his forte in satirical drawings and cartoons. He was regularly commissioned by the editors of Tatler and The Sketch and in great demand from advertising companies. Collections of his drawings were subsequently published in many different editions and became so successful as to transform Heath Robinson into a household name, celebrated for his eccentric brand of British humour. Heath Robinson drew many cartoons lampooning the excesses of the First World War and poking fun at the German army, bringing welcome comic relief to British soldiers and civilians. This book presents his complete First World War satire, from ridiculous weapons such as Button Magnets to aeronautical antics and a demonstration of how to have a Quiet Cup of Tea at the Front. "
It's All a Bit Heath Robinson
Author: Lucinda Gosling in association with Mary Evans Picture LibraryPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750985887
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
William Heath Robinson remains one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators and has embedded himself into English vernacular, inspiring the phrase ‘it’s all a bit Heath Robinson’ to describe any precarious or unnecessarily complex contraption.Born in London, he originally had ambitions to be a landscape painter, but would establish his artistic reputation as a book illustrator during the genre’s so-called golden age. It was his association with weekly illustrated magazine The Sketch that was to launch and cement his legacy as a humorous artist. Combining a distinctive draughtsmanship with a curious and ingenious mind, the advent of the First World War inspired Heath Robinson to dream up a series of increasingly outlandish and bizarre military inventions with which the opposing armies would try to outwit each other. From the kaiser’s campaigning car or a suggestion for an armoured bayonet curler, to post-war ‘unbullying’ of beef, his cartoons are a fantastically absurd take on wartime technology and home-front life. Sadly, his inventions were rejected by a (fictitious) ‘Inventions Board’, but the charm and eccentricity of his ideas was loved by the public and he remains to this day one of the finest exponents of humorous British art.
False Flags
Author: Stephen RobinsonPublisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 1775593029
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Bill the Minder
Author: W. Heath RobinsonPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
"Bill the Minder" by W. Heath Robinson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Heath Robinson: Wonderful Contraptions and Extraordinary Inventions
Author: William Heath RobinsonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445645998
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The craziest inventions and funniest machines from the pen of Heath Robinson
Railway Ribaldry
Author: William Heath RobinsonPublisher: Gerald Duckworth
ISBN: 9780715608234
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Comic artist, W. Heath Robinson, drew this humorous collection at the request of the Great Western Railway who were celebrating their centenary in 1935. It contains views of hissing steam locomotives, hand-operated level-crossings, cattle trucks, and the odd curmudgeonly porter.