Comments on: Steve Bell on Ronald Searle http://thebloghorn.org/2010/03/10/steve-bell-on-ronald-searle/ The Bloghorn is the digital cartoon blog of the UK Professional Cartoonists' Organisation Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:31:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dorrie http://thebloghorn.org/2010/03/10/steve-bell-on-ronald-searle/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 dorrie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:21:12 +0000 http://thebloghorn.org/?p=4888#comment-2144 ...lovely to read about a heroic cartoon life...what a marvelous role model.... …lovely to read about a heroic cartoon life…what a marvelous role model….

]]> By: Pete Dredge http://thebloghorn.org/2010/03/10/steve-bell-on-ronald-searle/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 Pete Dredge Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:58 +0000 http://thebloghorn.org/?p=4888#comment-2143 Totally agree with Bill. Steve Bell's impassioned, and commendably restrained, critique of the British 'Art' establishment and HMG was a depressing indictment of how our craft is regarded by those entrusted with preserving and nurturing our cultural heritage. It's no wonder he buggered off to France! Totally agree with Bill. Steve Bell’s impassioned, and commendably restrained, critique of the British ‘Art’ establishment and HMG was a depressing indictment of how our craft is regarded by those entrusted with preserving and nurturing our cultural heritage.

It’s no wonder he buggered off to France!

]]> By: bill stott http://thebloghorn.org/2010/03/10/steve-bell-on-ronald-searle/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 bill stott Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:42:01 +0000 http://thebloghorn.org/?p=4888#comment-2138 Excellent piece by Steve Bell, I thought. Certain bits jumped out.........Searle's early description of his work as a "parasitic minor art form" would please Mr Sewell who thinks cartooning "a facility", not an art form.............Le Monde's "budgetary cut backs".............if the editorial beancounters can chop Searle rather than recipes and crosswords, nobody's safe. And a place for Searle's definitive, unique body of work in one of our great galleries might encourage those with power and money who think that no matter how well drawn it is, if its funny its not "art", to admit their mistake. Excellent piece by Steve Bell, I thought. Certain bits jumped out………Searle’s early description of his work as a “parasitic minor art form” would please Mr Sewell who thinks cartooning “a facility”, not an art form………….Le Monde’s “budgetary cut backs”………….if the editorial beancounters can chop Searle rather than recipes and crosswords, nobody’s safe. And a place for Searle’s definitive, unique body of work in one of our great galleries might encourage those with power and money who think that no matter how well drawn it is, if its funny its not “art”, to admit their mistake.

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