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"Now, now, you can't all be umpires!"

Michael ffolkes (born Brian Davis)

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Ink drawing by Michael ffolkes (Brian Davis), titled “Now, now, you can’t all be umpires!” The scene depicts a group of children engaged in a chaotic cricket match, with players crowded around the wickets and a spectator leaning against a fence. A newspaper page lies on the ground at lower right. The drawing is signed ffolkes at the upper centre and annotated along the upper edge: “The Griffin No Ball Affair.”

Newly framed under museum glass.

Michael ffolkes, born Brian Davis (British, 1925–1988), was a cartoonist and illustrator active in post-war British print media. After service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, he studied at St Martin’s School of Art. He began contributing to Punch in the early 1950s and went on to publish work in The New Yorker, The Spectator, Private Eye, and several national newspapers. Ffolkes also illustrated books and worked as a storyboard artist for television and film productions. His career encompassed editorial cartooning, humorous illustration, and visual commentary across mid- to late-20th-century British publications.

Item Details

Reference: #PH059

Creator

Michael ffolkes (born Brian Davis)
Dimensions

Unknown
Weight

Place of origin

England
Condition

Excellent
Package

Bubble Wrap

Period / Date

1953
Materials & Techniques

Ink on Paper