Cartoons for the Cause
Cartoons for the Cause Walter Crane, 1896
In July 1896 there was an International Socialist Workers and Trade Unionist Congress held in London. The list of attendees is like a who's who of the European revolutionary movement - including Tom Mann, Keir Hardie, Peter Kropotkin, Louise Michel, Frank Kitz and many others. The Congress was a landmark event in history, with heated arguments that sealed the split between the anarchists and the Marxists.
Walter Crane produced a set of his socialist drawings and writings, compiled over the previous ten years, and made them into a presentation pack which he called Cartoons for the Cause. They were tied together with a red ribbon and given out to attendees as a souvenir.
We've recreated the pack, added a reproduction of the poster that advertised a mass meeting during the Congress (also available as an A3 colour poster); and added the front cover of the Report of the Congress, which Crane also decorated with his artwork.
We have produced these as 'print on demand' and have a small number in stock which we take to bookfairs and events, but you can also order them online.
The Radical Poster Collective is dedicated to making good quality classic radical posters available at an affordable price.
Our posters are either digitally cleaned up to remove tears or stains etc, or completely recreated to be as close as possible to the original.
This is a short book with 28 pages and 12 black and white reproductions of the original drawings.
The size is approximately 215mm by 278mm.
Please note that there may be some variation in the colour of the on-screen image and the actual item received. This is subject to the brightness and contrast of your screen settings etc.
For non-UK orders, any customs duties are to be paid by the buyer.
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