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Trog, Wally Fawkes b.1924

Trog, Wally Fawkes b.1924

Fawkes once said he specialized in two “minority pursuits”, jazz and cartooning. A talented musician as well as artist he took the name Trog from one of his early jazz bands, The Troglodytes. Fawkes got his artistic break when he entered a competition and his work caught the eye of Leslie Ilingworth. Ilingworth helped him get a job at the Daily Mail in 1945, aged 21. For the next 60 years, until he gave up cartooning in 2005 because of failing eyesight, Fawkes’ produced cartoons and caricatures for a range of publications including Punch, Private Eye and The Observer. He drew the Flook cartoon strip for 35 years, initially at the Daily Mail and then for The Mirror and Sunday Mirror. Flook started out as a children’s cartoon but Fawkes, along with writers like Keith Waterhouse and Barry Norman, turned it into social and political satire aimed at adults. In 1979 Margaret Thatcher called Flook “quite the best commentary on the politics of the day”. At The Observer Fawkes became known not only for his big political cartoons but for the Mini-Trogs he drew for the front page. 

 

Cartoons for sale:

No Caption
  • No Caption, 1981
  • £345
  • 27cm x 20cm
  • The Observer
No Caption
  • No Caption, 1981
  • £325
  • 26cm x 21cm
  • The Observer
FALKLANDS VICTORY
  • FALKLANDS VICTORY, 1982
  • £295
  • 25cm x 32cm
  • The Observer
President Ronald Reagan
  • President Ronald Reagan, 1984
  • £235
  • 16cm x 16cm
  • Punch
Colonel Gaddafi
  • Colonel Gaddafi, 1984
  • £225
  • 16cm x 16cm
  • Punch
Norman Tebbit
  • Norman Tebbit, 1984
  • £215
  • 15cm x 15cm
  • Punch
Shirley Williams
  • Shirley Williams, 1983
  • £215
  • 15cm x 15cm
  • Punch
No Caption
  • No Caption, 2000
  • £325
  • 32cm x 22cm
  • The Sunday Telegraph 30/1/2000
"IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S THE CENTRAL OFFICE WHO SHOULD HAVE ORGANISED THE HECKLING."
  • "IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S THE CENTRAL OFFICE WHO SHOULD HAVE ORGANISED THE HECKLING.", 1964
  • £285
  • 38cm x 20cm
  • Spectator
No Caption
  • No Caption, 1968
  • £375
  • 51cm x 20cm
  • Daily Mail 11/9/1968
No Caption
  • No Caption, 1999
  • £265
  • 14cm x 26cm
  • Daily Mirror
"NEXT TIME I'M VOTING TORY, DEFINITELY!"
  • "NEXT TIME I'M VOTING TORY, DEFINITELY!", 1965
  • £345
  • 26cm x 16cm
  • Spectator
"WELL, AT LEAST, SALISBURY HASN'T TORN HIS UP."
  • "WELL, AT LEAST, SALISBURY HASN'T TORN HIS UP.", 1965
  • £345
  • 26cm x 17cm
  • Spectator
No Caption
  • No Caption, 1984
  • £275
  • 18cm x 25cm
  • The Observer
"I think he's come to see the new member for Smethwick"
  • "I think he's come to see the new member for Smethwick", 1964
  • £345
  • 32cm x 18cm
  • Spectator

  • In the 1964 General Election Gordon Walker, who was Shadow Foreign Secretary was defeated in controversial circumstances by Conservative candidate Peter Griffiths. Griffiths supporters had covertly circulated the slogan If you want a nigger for a neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour. 

"I hope there isn't an African crisis this week. I'd be hard put to look suitably grave."
  • "I hope there isn't an African crisis this week. I'd be hard put to look suitably grave.", 1965
  • £325
  • 26cm x 16cm
  • Spectator
SOLD
  • SOLD, 1976
  • 15cm x 19cm
  • Daily Mail
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