Ronald Searle: Birthday Birds

A 1974 letter from Ronald Searle conveys slightly belated birthday wishes from him and Monica to Jean Ellsmoor, Searle's former secretary. The letter was typed and illustrated by Searle as only he could. It is available from Chris Beetles Gallery in London.

Ronald Searle, Typed Birthday Letter to Jean Ellsmoor, August 10, 1974

http://www.chrisbeetles.com/gallery/arts-performing-arts/art-artists/letter-jean-ellsmoor-10-august-1974.html

Ronald Searle, Typed Birthday Letter to Jean Ellsmoor, August 10, 1974

http://www.chrisbeetles.com/gallery/arts-performing-arts/art-artists/letter-jean-ellsmoor-10-august-1974.html

Ronald Searle, Typed Birthday Letter to Jean Ellsmoor, August 10, 1974

http://www.chrisbeetles.com/gallery/arts-performing-arts/art-artists/letter-jean-ellsmoor-10-august-1974.html

Note:  The film Searle refers to in the letter is "Dick Deadeye" (1975), an animated travesty, I'm sorry to say, for which Searle provided brilliant character design and backgrounds. You can see for yourself how good it should have been here. You can also see the outstanding medals he created for the French Mint here and here.

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