Britain Faces Nazi Threat
Leslie Illingworth pits a small British plane flown by a haloed St. George against a looming, winged Nazi “dragon” who crawls over the orderly English countryside; the dragon’s claw-like arm partly crushing the town below. Illingworth’s detailed depiction of buildings and fleeing figures foreshadows the wartime destruction in soon-to-be bombed Britain. One of Britain’s great twentieth-century cartoonists, Illingworth won acclaim for the artistry of his drawing and produced particularly strong commentary on World War II.
Leslie Illingworth pits a small British plane flown by a haloed St. George against a looming, winged Nazi “dragon” who crawls over the orderly English countryside; the dragon’s claw-like arm partly crushing the town below. Illingworth’s detailed depiction of buildings and fleeing figures foreshadows the wartime destruction in soon-to-be bombed Britain. One of Britain’s great twentieth-century cartoonists, Illingworth won acclaim for the artistry of his drawing and produced particularly strong commentary on World War II.