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Lee, Joseph (1901 - 1974)

Lee, Joseph (1901 - 1974)

Lee worked for Strand Magazine and Pall Mall Gazette before joining the Sunday Express. However, as a committed socialist, Lee resigned from the Sunday Express in 1926, to protest against their attitude to the General Strike. From 1934 to 1966 Lee worked for the Evening News which featured his very popular ‘London Laughs’ series of joke drawings. These were the first non-political topical cartoons in Britain. 

 

Cartoons for sale:

SMILING THROUGH: Outside Broadcasts "...and dddont gggive a hhhhint as ttto the wwweather."
  • SMILING THROUGH: Outside Broadcasts "...and dddont gggive a hhhhint as ttto the wwweather.", 1940
  • £325
  • 34cm x 27cm
  • Evening News 25 January 1940
"'Operational training' my foot. These forts just came over to see a Test Match!"
  • "'Operational training' my foot. These forts just came over to see a Test Match!", 1948
  • £285
  • 25cm x 36cm
  • Evening News 23/7/1948
WHILE TEMPERATURES RISE...
  • WHILE TEMPERATURES RISE..., 1975
  • £195
  • 22cm x 28cm
  • Ipswich Evening News 7/1/1975
"Colchester result, paper! Colchester result!"
  • "Colchester result, paper! Colchester result!", 1948
  • £275
  • 26cm x 35cm
  • Evening News 7/2/1948
Caption Displayed
  • Caption Displayed, 1949
  • £175
  • 26cm x 37cm
  • Evening News 23/9/1949
HOUSEBREAKERS: "MY OLD MOTHER USED TO SAY I WAS DESTRUCTIVE AS A CHILD."
  • HOUSEBREAKERS: "MY OLD MOTHER USED TO SAY I WAS DESTRUCTIVE AS A CHILD."
    4th Nov. 1937
  • £275
  • 29cm x 39cm
  • Evening News
SOLD
  • SOLD, 1974
  • 22cm x 27cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
SOLD
  • SOLD, 1974
  • 23cm x 28cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
THESEUS DESTROYS THE MINOTAUR: A NEWLY DISCOVERED GREEK FRAGMENT.
  • THESEUS DESTROYS THE MINOTAUR: A NEWLY DISCOVERED GREEK FRAGMENT.
    25th July 1974
  • £195
  • 22cm x 27cm
  • ipswich Evening News
SOLD
  • SOLD
    20th Sept. 1974
  • 22cm x 29cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
CHESNUT TIME: "No, I've finished roasting for to-day, Mate. It's mi barf night."
  • CHESNUT TIME: "No, I've finished roasting for to-day, Mate. It's mi barf night."
    19th Oct. 1937
  • £285
  • 28cm x 38cm
  • Evening News
"Now if I were The Champ, I'd....!"
  • "Now if I were The Champ, I'd....!"
    13th Sept. 1951
  • £265
  • 30cm x 44cm
  • Evening News
CIRCUS DAYS: "Oh, I say, look here.... 'Hands'."
  • CIRCUS DAYS: "Oh, I say, look here.... 'Hands'."
    23rd Dec. 1938
  • £265
  • 28cm x 39cm
  • Evening News
"Now Malenkov started singing, suppose them boys will be following his party line and doing a bit of crooning while they're over here."
  • "Now Malenkov started singing, suppose them boys will be following his party line and doing a bit of crooning while they're over here."
    10th Nov. 1954
  • £275
  • 27cm x 48cm
  • Evening News
"Mty boy, this is going to hurt me as much as it does you."
  • "Mty boy, this is going to hurt me as much as it does you.", 1978
  • £195
  • 22cm x 29cm
  • Evening News
THE MAN FOR THE SEASON
  • THE MAN FOR THE SEASON
    14th Dec. 1973
  • £175
  • 22cm x 28cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
Careful, harold, he might pick it up.
  • Careful, harold, he might pick it up.
    13th Dec. 1973
  • £235
  • 23cm x 29cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
Hijacked
  • Hijacked, 1974
  • £195
  • 20cm x 26cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
The temptation of St. Harold
  • The temptation of St. Harold, 1973
  • £195
  • 23cm x 28cm
  • Ipswich Evening News
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