This illustration by Robert Fawcett is a terrific example of staging, drafting, perspective, line control, and solid blacks for dramatic effect. #illustration #robertfawcett

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975 👉ALT), “Pigs Have Wings” (Conclusion)
‘The great day came, and first prize was won by – But that would be squealing’
*Collier’s*, September 20, 1952
#PGWodehouse #humorists #RobertFawcett #automotivedesign #mensfashion #1950s

#THISWEEK in 1952
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‘Jerry was gradually becoming tranquil when Gally drove up. He was accompanied by a large pig. Jerry thought it gave him a friendly nod’
#Illustration by #RobertFawcett (1903–1967) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #pigs #mensfashion #1950s

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975 👉ALT), “Pigs Have Wings”
‘Parsloe’s monstrous kidnapped pig was about to be discovered. The fat, so to speak, was in the fire’
*Collier’s*, September 13, 1952
#PGWodehouse #humorists #RobertFawcett #pigs #hogs

#OTD in 1952
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‘Jerry was liable to be caught with the goods and to become a victim of circumstantial evidence’
Illustration by Robert Fawcett (1903–1967) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RobertFawcett #pigs #hogs

#OTD in 1960
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‘Interstate 87 . . . Major Deegan Expressway in New York City near 187th Street’
#Illustration by Robert Fawcett (1903–1967)
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #RobertFawcett