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Her Maj 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen exhibition at The Cartoon Museum
Crammed with a huge variety of cartoons of Queen Elizabeth II throughout the 60 years of her reign, and to celebrate her diamond jubilee later this year, the Her Maj exhibition is literally entrancing.
Though the museum itself isn’t one of London’s biggest, and the exhibition itself may not exactly look that big on first inspection, when you start to follow the collection of cartoons around the room you begin to get a feel for the huge scope of it. Each addition is lovingly accompanied with a little write-up about the history of the time of the cartoon, who the artist was and the publication it featured in, and just from these small fragments of information the last 60 years of British and global history comes to life in stunning detail.
In addition to the perfect delivery of the exhibition as a summary of the Queen's reign as told in cartoons, the Her Maj exhibition is also a brilliant introduction to some of the greatest cartoonists of the 20th Century. As well as the prolifically active Trog, who's work acts as a significant contribution to the exhibition, there are also a couple of cartoons by the legendary Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas cartoonist, Ralph Steadman, which were a delight to see.
The Her Maj: 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen exhibition at The Cartoon Museum is a loving recreation of all that's great and good about cartoons and caricature as well as a cool look back on the history of the royal family during Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
Entrance to the museum costs £5.50 for adults with £4 concessions, £3 for students with an NUS and free to Under-18s, Art Fund Members and
Friends of the Cartoon Museum. The exhibition runs through until the 8th April 2012.
There are also a couple of events as part of the exhibition:
Persistent Reign: The British Royal Family in Cartoons 1952-2012
15 March 2012 6.30 – 7.30 pm
Dr Nicholas Hiley, Director of the British Cartoon Archive looks at how the image of the Royal Family, and the Queen in particular, has evolved since the middle of the 20th century. £4.50, £3.50, £3
Lèse Majesté: An Unofficial History of the British Monarchy
29 March 2012 6.30 – 7.30 pm
Curator Anita O’Brien looks as the changing fortunes of the British Royal family in caricature from George III to Prince William and his new bride. £4.50, £3.50, £3
Her Maj exhibition review: 4.4/5
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