Figures from the media: caricatures by Barry Fantoni, 1960s-1970s
17 Portraits in set
This group of caricatures, a recent acquisition, represents popular comedians and broadcasters of the 1960s and 70s, collectively known as the 'Media Mob'. It also includes politicians and businessmen who, like the entertainers, were becoming 'media personalities'. Made for publications including the Listener, Radio Times, Sunday Times and Cosmopolitan magazine, these caricatures provide a fascinating insight into the importance of illustration during this period in creating and popularising these media 'personalities'.
Richard Austen ('Rab') Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1960s-1970s
NPG 6776
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1960s-1970s
NPG 6780
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1960s-1970s
NPG 6785
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1960s-1970s
NPG 6788
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, circa 1972
NPG 6782
by Barry Fantoni
pencil, gouache and collage, 1975
NPG 6787
Ronnie Barker; Ronnie Corbett ('The Two Ronnies')
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1976
NPG 6774
by Barry Fantoni
pencil and gouache, 1978
NPG 6783
