Name/TitleJohn Bull print: Sermons in Stones
About this objectJohn Bull print titled "SERMON IN STONES" and published in Punch, or The London Charivari, November 29, 1911. The black and white image depicts a man turning away from a woman seated at a desk as a brick is hurled through the window and is captioned: 'John Bull (to Non-militant Suffragist): "I could listen more attentively, Madam, to your pleas, were it not for these concrete arguments which I find rather distracting.'
MakerPunch
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1911
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 200 x W: 255 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_(magazine):
Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. After the 1940s, when its circulation peaked, it went into a long decline, closing in 1992. It was revived in 1996, but closed again in 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bull:
John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter-of-fact man. He originated in satirical works of the early 1700s century and would come to stand for "English liberty" in opposition to revolutionaries. He was popular through the 18th and 19th centuries until the time of the first world war, when he generally stopped being seen as representative of the "common man".
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePrint
Object numberGWL-2022-72
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