The British Cartoon Archive

Help for Heroes charity auction

Posted: 7 September 2009 - 4:33pm

The 50th Anniversary of the death of First World War cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather is to be linked to raising money for Help for Heroes. Kent authors Tonie and Valmai Holt are producing a book of over 140 of Bairnsfather's cartoons, 'The Best of Fragments From France by Capt Bruce Bairnsfather',  and giving all of their royalties to the charity Help for Heroes which supports our wounded from Irag and Afghanistan. In addition, with the co-operation of the Cartoon Museum in London and  they are asking the leading cartoonists of today to draw a Bairnsfather-inspired cartoon and to donate it to a charity auction to be held in the Cartoon Museum on the evening of 29 September, the 50th Anniversary. To date Steve Bell, Peter Brookes, Nick Garland, Matt, Oliver Preston, Bryn Parry and Peter Schrank have joined in. Full details are on www.bb4h4h.co.uk including how to contact the Holts if you wish to help in any way - you can even bid for a cartoon on-line.

 

If you are interested in attending the auction, which will be by ticket only, please send an e mail from below. Places are limited. Please be certain to use the exact Subject Line.

oldbill@bb4h4h.co.uk Subject - BB Auction Ticket