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William wrote and illustrated three highly successful children’s books (The Adventures of Uncle Lubin 1902, Bill the Minder 1912, Peter Quip in Search of a Friend 1933) as well as illustrating numerous others.
In the run up to WW1, Robinson became known for a series of drawings in magazines such as The Sketch and The Tatler, many of which I will be featuring in this comprehensive look at his work.
This is part 20 of a 20 – part series on the works of W. Heath Robinson
1943 How to Run a Communal Home:
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| A Community Supper Party |
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| An Interesting Ceremony in a Communal Home - Signing the Housekeeping Cheque on Saturday Morning pen and ink 22.8 x 13.3 cm |
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| And So to Bed pen and ink 20.3 x 15.2 cm |
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| Another Revival of an Old Ceremony 'The Birthday Kiss' pen and ink 11.3 x 14 cm |
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| Carrying on in the Dining Room During Spring Cleaning in a Communal Establishment pen and ink 10.8 x 38.7 cm |
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| Collective Good Bye to the Children When Off to the Office in the Morning pen and ink 11.4 x 13.9 cm |
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| Communal Deck Chairs pen and ink 7.6 x 13.9 cm |
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| Communal Dominoes pen and ink 8.9 x 13.3 cm |
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| Cultivating the Perfect Lullaby Rhythm pen and ink 11.4 x 14 cm |
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| Dental Inspection with no Fuss pen and ink 10.1 x 15.2 cm |
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| Drawing Lots for the Next Bath pen and ink 8.5 x 23.9 cm |
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| For Checking that Growing Stiffness of the Joints pen and ink 19.7 x 14 cm |
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| Inauguration of the Strawberry and Cream Season - Bringing in the First Strawberry pen and ink12.7 x 18 cm |
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| Inculcating the Communal Virtues - Resisting Temptation pen and ink 15.9 x 12.7 cm |
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| Inoffensive Method of Choosing by Weight pen and ink 11.4 x 11.4 cm |
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| Learning Communal Table Manners - An Exercise in Self-Restraint |
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| Modesty Toilet Boxes for Those Who Share a Common Dressing Room pen and ink 15.8 x 15.2 cm |
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| Parlour Golf pen and ink 23.5 x 14.6 cm |
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| Pill & Spoon Cricket For Winter Evenings pen and ink 6.3 x 16.5 cm |
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| Revival of the Time-Honoured Rite of Tossing the Pancake on Shrove Tuesday pen and ink 16.5 x 13.9 cm |
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| Sectional View of Modern Flats Explaining the Use of the Communal Bath pen and ink 13.9 x 11.4 cm |
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| Selecting a Mate - Which Shall it be? pen and ink 10.2 x 15.9 cm |
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| Selecting Mate - Disguised Chromium Lung Test pen and ink 10.2 x 12.7 cm |
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| Six-Handed Draughts pen and ink 12.7 x 12.7 cm |
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| Spring Cleaning - Arrival of Sweep During Breakfast Time pen and ink 7 x 16.5 cm |
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| Studying the Unsocial and Predatory Habits of the Mosquito pen and ink 10.8 x 12.1 cm |
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| Sweeping the Carpet in the Lounge without Disturbing the Occupants pen and ink 14 x 15.2 cm |
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| Testing Fiancée's Reaction to Shock pen and ink 15.2 x 13.3 cm |
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| The Bedside Gas Cooker - Breakfast in Bed for the Hard-Worked Housewife pen and ink 13.3 x 14 cm |
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| The Botany Lesson - Taking No Chances pen and ink 10.8 x 10.2 cm |
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| The Communal Spirit - Community Hair-Dressing pen and ink 13.3 x 14 cm |
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| The Communal Spirit in Nature - A Communal Bird's Nest pen and ink 6.3 x 16.4 cm |
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| The Communal Spirit in the Park pen and ink 10. x 10.8 cm |
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| The Diamond Wedding. Really Useful Presents pen and ink 8.2 x 12.7 cm |
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| The Exciting Game of Multiple Oughts and Crosses for the Older Members of the Community pen and ink 10.8 x 15.2 cm |
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| The Expando Fireside Settee pen and ink 12.7 x 15.2 cm |
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| The Harmonic Dresser for Relieving Kitchen Toil pen and ink 15.2 x 13.9 cm |
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| The Monthly Overhaul pen and ink 20.3 x 13.9 cm |
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| The Morning Brush Before Going to the Office pen and ink 7.6 x 10.8 cm |
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| The Perfect Type pen and ink 12.7 x 12.7 cm |
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| The Proposal Screen - For Making Proposals in Crowded Rooms pen and ink 10.8 x 13.9 cm |
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| The Spanking Machine for Testing the Vigour of the Smack Before Assuming Responsibilities of Motherhood pen and ink 8.5 x 12.1 cm |
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| The Triangle - Interesting Method of Teaching Elementary Geometry pen and ink 13.9 x 9.5 cm |
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| The Uncommunist pen and ink 13.1 x 12.7 cm |
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| The Weekly Weigh pen and ink 2 images 8.5 x 13.9 cm each |
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| To Avoid Temptation and Embarrassing Situations on St. Valentine's Morning pen and ink 9.5 x 16.2 cm |
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| Useful Communal Sport - The Potato Peeling Race pen and ink 12.1 x 16.5 cm |
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| Weaning the Baby. The Ancient Ceremony of the First Bottle pen and ink 12.7 x 15.9 cm |
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| Welcome Home From the Office in the Evening pen and ink 8.5 x 13.9 cm |
