Humorous Scene of London Life in the East End
Medium
Pen and brown ink over graphite, with touches of white gouache, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
25.8 × 19.8 cm (10 3/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
47096
About the Artist
Philip William May · 1864–1903
Phil May (1864–1903) was a British caricaturist and illustrator celebrated for his brilliantly economical line drawings that influenced generations of cartoonists. Born in Wortley, Leeds, into modest circumstances, he received little formal training but demonstrated extraordinary natural talent for comic drawing from childhood. He worked for various provincial papers before moving to Australia in ...