UPDATED: Cartoon museum publications

I've long wanted to catalogue publications that the Cartoon Museum (here) (and its previous incarnation as Cartoon Art Trust) have published. I'm not sure how many there are out there but this is my way of starting to finding out!

UPDATE (22nd Oct 2026); catalogues for 'Cruikshank 200' and 'A taste of Honeysett' added.

UPDATE (03/09/26); now with more details of the 'Flotsam & Jensen' catalogue added in.

UPDATE (09/04/26); Calman catalogue added

Update - Now with some images added for the Phil May centenary catalogue from 2002. 

Cruikshank 200

A travelling exhibition from 1992/3 that was organised in association with the Cartoon Art Trust 

The art of Laughter - The Ashmolean museum (1992)

Giles - 50 years of work for Express Newspapers (dates unknown)

Lottery laughter - an anthology of Lottery cartoons (20th October - 18th November 1999)

The 100 British Cartoonists of the century (exhibition 26th Feb - 12th April 2000)

Flotsam and Jensen: Celebrating 55 Years of Cartooning, Illustration and Caricature (2002)

A description on abebooks said "...8vo. pp 24....Illustrated in b/w throughout"

The art of leaving out : Phil May 1864-1903, a centenary exhibition (2002)

Cartoon Art Trust Museum/University of Gloucestershire, 2002

24 pages

Mixture of Gin and Buttercups: a Retrospective Exhibition of the Cartoons and Caricatures of Michael Ffolkes at the Cartoon Art Trust Museum : 4 September - 1 November 2003

Thelwell country (exhibition 6th January - 6th February 2004)

Grin and Blair it! (exhibition 27th October - 18th December 2004)

Mars in their eyes (exhibition dates TBC but thought to be 2006)

"You're Not Art..." A collection of Calmans

believed to be a 2006 exhibition. 38 pages, softback, with dustjacket

A view of Dightons - the Dighton family, their time, caricatures and portraits (2007?)

Heath Robinson's helpful solutions (exhibition 5 July - 7 October 2007)

Eurobollocks! (exhibition 10 October 2007 - 20 January 2008) 

Pont - observing the British at home & abroad (exhibition 23 April - 27 July 2008)

A peep into clubland (exhibition 18th February - 3rd May 2009)

Maggie! Maggie! Maggie! (exhibition 6th May - 26th July 2009)

Ronald Searle - graphic master (exhibition 3rd March - 4th July 2010)

Bell époque - 30 years of Steve Bell (exhibition 25th May - 24th July 2011)

HM Bateman - the man who went mad on paper (exhibition 11th April - 22nd July 2012)

Steadman @ 77, (exhibition 1 May - 8 September 2013)

A taste of Honeysett (exhibition 20 January - 16 April 2016)

The Windsor tapestry (exhibition, 16th November 2024 - 30th March 2025

I have the following books...

Mars in their eyes

The art of leaving out

Ronald Searle - graphic master

The Windsor tapestry

Steadman @77

HM Bateman - the man who went mad on paper

Bell epoque

A peep into clubland

Pont

Heath Robinson's helpful solutions

A view of Dightons

Thelwell country

The 100 British Cartoonists of the century

Lottery laughter - an anthology of Lottery cartoons

Giles - 50 years of work for Express Newspapers

Eurobollocks

A taste of Honeysett

Cruikshank 200

Not got these books...

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie

"You're Not Art..." A collection of Calmans

Grin and Blair it!

Flotsam and Jensen

The art of Laughter

UPDATED: British Cartoon Archive publications

UPDATE (11th October 2026): now with 'A sense of permanence?' book added.

I've (somehow!) never actually been to the British Cartoon Archive (more detail on its history here ) or (until very recently anyway) never owned any of its publications.

The EH Shephard catalogue was recently gifted to me by friend of the blog Eamonn Clarke (check out the essential listening podcast that is Mega City Book Club here) and it inspired to start looking into what other publications they've produced over the years.

This is surely a very incomplete list but you've got to start somewhere! Any further example would be very welcome.

One new addition to the listing for this post...

Centre for the study of cartoons and caricature, Bulletin, October 1979

I recently spotted this on ebay and know very little about it. I've no idea how (ir)regularly these bulletins were published. Any further information gratefully received.

One new addition to the listing for this post...

an exhibition from 1986

There was also apparently a Handbook [to the cartoon classification, 1976]

One new addition to the listing for this post...

I'm grateful for this website for the above image. This 16 page booklet was another of the earliest publications by the Archive.

From 1997 there was this 21st anniversary volume (priced £9.99, 80 pages). Essays by a number of people including Steve Bell, John Jensen, Roger Law, Ralph Steadman and others.

Two new additions to the listing for this post...

Stabbed in the Front: Post-war General Elections  Through Political Cartoons, by Alan Mumford, published in 2001

Published by the University of Kent at Canterbury showcasing many of the exhibits from the Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature that were put together for a touring exhibition around the UK and part of France. Bi-lingual publication from 1992.

Two new additions to the listing for this post...

Getting Them in Line: An Exhibition of Caricature in Cartoon opened on Friday 31st October 1975 to mark the inauguration of the Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, published by University of Kent at Canterbury in 1975.

Beaverbrook's England 1940-1965: An exhibition of cartoon originals (1981)

An Exhibition Of Newspaper Cartoon Originals by Michael Cummings, David Low, icky & Sidney "George" Strube

Introduction by A.J.P Taylor 

University Of Kent - 1981 

EH Shepard exhibition, University of Kent, Summer 1974, A4 sized, 36 pages (including covers), A4 sized, black & white art throughout.

Political cartoons of 1998

Giles - one of the family

KAK 77

Time to start a covers gallery for all things to do with the Konvention of Alternative Komix. This was held at the Air Galleries in London July 29/30/31 1977.

I've not found much so far so I'd welcome further souvenirs!

Konvention of Alternative Komix 77 - souvenir comic, 500 copies printed. Cover art by Hunt Emerson

Interior art by Bonk, Pokketz, Bid, Steve Bell, Bryan Talbot, Sue Varty, Mike Weller, Kavanagh, David Noon

Konvention of Alternative Komix 77 - badge

UPDATED: Cartoon museum publications

I've long wanted to catalogue publications that the Cartoon Museum (here) (and its previous incarnation as Cartoon Art Trust) have published. I'm not sure how many there are out there but this is my way of starting to finding out!

UPDATE (03/09/26); now with more details of the 'Flotsam & Jensen' catalogue added in.

UPDATE (09/04/26); Calman catalogue added

Update - Now with some images added for the Phil May centenary catalogue from 2002. 

The art of Laughter - The Ashmolean museum (1992)

Giles - 50 years of work for Express Newspapers (dates unknown)

Lottery laughter - an anthology of Lottery cartoons (20th October - 18th November 1999)

The 100 British Cartoonists of the century (exhibition 26th Feb - 12th April 2000)

Flotsam and Jensen: Celebrating 55 Years of Cartooning, Illustration and Caricature (2002)

A description on abebooks said "...8vo. pp 24....Illustrated in b/w throughout"

The art of leaving out : Phil May 1864-1903, a centenary exhibition (2002)

Cartoon Art Trust Museum/University of Gloucestershire, 2002

24 pages

Mixture of Gin and Buttercups: a Retrospective Exhibition of the Cartoons and Caricatures of Michael Ffolkes at the Cartoon Art Trust Museum : 4 September - 1 November 2003

Thelwell country (exhibition 6th January - 6th February 2004)

Grin and Blair it! (exhibition 27th October - 18th December 2004)

Mars in their eyes (exhibition dates TBC but thought to be 2006)

"You're Not Art..." A collection of Calmans

believed to be a 2006 exhibition. 38 pages, softback, with dustjacket

A view of Dightons - the Dighton family, their time, caricatures and portraits (2007?)

Heath Robinson's helpful solutions (exhibition 5 July - 7 October 2007)

Eurobollocks! (exhibition 10 October 2007 - 20 January 2008) 

Pont - observing the British at home & abroad (exhibition 23 April - 27 July 2008)

A peep into clubland (exhibition 18th February - 3rd May 2009)

Maggie! Maggie! Maggie! (exhibition 6th May - 26th July 2009)

Ronald Searle - graphic master (exhibition 3rd March - 4th July 2010)

Bell époque - 30 years of Steve Bell (exhibition 25th May - 24th July 2011)

HM Bateman - the man who went mad on paper (exhibition 11th April - 22nd July 2012)

Steadman @ 77, (exhibition 1 May - 8 September 2013)

The Windsor tapestry (exhibition, 16th November 2024 - 30th March 2025

I have the following books...

Mars in their eyes

The art of leaving out

Ronald Searle - graphic master

The Windsor tapestry

Steadman @77

HM Bateman - the man who went mad on paper

Bell epoque

A peep into clubland

Pont

Heath Robinson's helpful solutions

A view of Dightons

Thelwell country

The 100 British Cartoonists of the century

Lottery laughter - an anthology of Lottery cartoons

Giles - 50 years of work for Express Newspapers

Eurobollocks

A taste of Honeysett

Cruikshank 200

Not got these books...

Maggie, Maggie, Maggie

"You're Not Art..." A collection of Calmans

Grin and Blair it!

Flotsam and Jensen

The art of Laughter