At the suggestion of John Rayner, Features Editor of the Daily Express, Lancaster began drawing single column cartoons for the paper. Lancaster himself coined the phrase ‘pocket’ cartoons; and drew for the Daily Express from 1939 to 1981. The ‘pockets’ feature a case of memorable characters, including Maudie, Countess of Littlehampton, Canon Fontwater and Father O’Bubblegum. Lancaster was awarded the CBE in 1953 and was knighted in 1975.
Cartoons for sale:
- SOLD, 1968
- £450
- 14cm x 24cm
- Daily Express 20/1/1968
- Of course Mon Vieux, it is a great thing to love the Marshal as C in C but it's a pity he's not fully welcome here., 1942
- £450
- 11cm x 17cm
- Daily Express
- They can say what they like about the old-time cavalry Alistair, but at least we didn't teach our mounts to neigh 'Hi-de-hi'. , 1940
- £450
- 13cm x 15cm
- Daily Express