Comments on: James Boswell, Artist & Illustrator

By: Annette Keith

Annette Keith — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 11:08:45 +0000

Good Early Morning from The USA. This writing was extremely inviting, since to me, learning of another intellectual, cartoonist, someone who does attempt to provoke and draw empathy to a period of time on a certain place a group of people, families in a neighborhood. The author of this article has touched on a nerve and a hope, to see the world outside of one’s own time and educated family political views. These views I acquired from a grandparent who had an English heritage, served in a flotilla with Teddy Roosevelt. as a midshipman. He also served in the 1st WW. So my conservative background though moderate has always wanted to push my interests into another frame of society or political artistry.
This James Boswell has such a great name from a historic literary background, then reading more I became acquainted with a subject unknown, but totally engaging in the history of his cartooning and life. Thanks Mrs. Arthur L Keith III

By: Suzy

Suzy — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 06:26:05 +0000

Currently working towards a degree in illustration and so really loved and appreciated this. Wonderful post.

By: Kosmo Vinyl

Kosmo Vinyl — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:41:49 +0000

A couple of years back, I bought my nephew in France a used copy of “A Kid For Two Farthings” book and the illustrations looked great. Now I see them as a part of a much bigger and more important body of work.

By: Jonathon Green (@MisterSlang)

Jonathon Green (@MisterSlang) — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:58:44 +0000

You can see the links to Searle. The final trio, at least their figures, have elements of George Grosz.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:52:48 +0000

Stunning. Would love to get some prints.

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:21:51 +0000

These drawings are fabulous. Communists and Socialists always make art that stands the test of time …

By: Helen Breen

Helen Breen — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 08:50:46 +0000

Greetings from Boston,

GA, wonderful sketches. I particularly liked Rowton House and Leather Market. Good luck with your venture….

By: John Barrett

John Barrett — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 07:35:26 +0000

I would have liked to have met James & Ruth Boswell, so much to talk about and listen too. Although married, I am sure they were best mates as well-nice combo. Like other special people their chosen work’s go on and on, a nice time now to remember James’s work on April 25th called ‘The Years After’ gather around family and friends and reminisce. Because of his politics, his artistic work was not officially accepted in the 1940’s, however his war drawings were used by the War Office (they knew a good thing when they saw it). He went on to become an influential artist having the touch of a ‘genius’. Some may say the illustrations of this master-artist are heavy. I liked his bold vigorous approach lots of emotion in those pencil strokes. Poet John

By: Homer Sykes

Homer Sykes — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:17:10 +0000

Really interesting to see so much of his work in one place. Go to the website dedicated to him, such an interesting and varied productive artist. I particularly love the 1950s seaside paintings.

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 05:59:07 +0000

Fabulous, atmospheric drawings, what a talent he had. Valerie