Fifty Caricatures facts for kids
Cover of Fifty Caricatures (1913)
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| Author | Max Beerbohm |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
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Publication date
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1913 |
Fifty Caricatures is a cool book filled with funny drawings called caricatures. It was created by a talented English artist named Max Beerbohm. He was known for making people laugh with his clever drawings and writings.
This book came out in 1913. It was published by William Heinemann in Britain and E.P. Dutton & Company in the United States. It was Beerbohm's fifth book of caricatures. Before this one, he published Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen (1896), The Poets' Corner (1904), A Book of Caricatures (1907), and Cartoons: The Second Childhood of John Bull (1911).
Contents
What are Caricatures?
A caricature is a drawing that makes a person's features look funny or exaggerated. Artists do this to make a point or to show a person's personality in a humorous way. Max Beerbohm was very good at this!
Famous Faces in Fifty Caricatures
In Fifty Caricatures, Max Beerbohm drew many famous people from his time. These included important politicians, writers, and performers.
Who Did Beerbohm Draw?
Some of the well-known people featured in the book are:
- Arthur Balfour, a former Prime Minister
- George Bernard Shaw, a famous writer
- Lloyd George, another important politician
- Auguste Rodin, a famous sculptor
- Thomas Hardy, a well-known author
- Enrico Caruso, a world-famous opera singer
There are also drawings of many other politicians from that era.
About the Drawings
The book has fifty caricatures in total. Most of them are printed in a special way that makes them look like photographs. These are mounted on brown paper. The last two drawings are simpler line drawings on white paper. The cover of the book shows a drawing of a large man with a laurel wreath on his head. Beerbohm said this drawing was meant to show "successful average people." However, some critics thought it looked a bit like Beerbohm himself!
Gallery
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Title page of Fifty Caricatures
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Mr Balfour - A Frieze
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Lord Chesterfield
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Some Ministers of the Crown
See also
- Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen (1896)
- The Poets' Corner (1904)
- Rossetti and His Circle (1922)
