The postwar decolonization of Africa began in the mid to late 1950s and continued until 1975 or so. Ronald Searle provided a serious political illustration for Punch in 1959 called, apparently, Birth of a Nation. Here the continent is depicted holding the adult but unborn African citizen in utero. The drawing, slipping out of its frame, was offered at auction last July in Los Angeles with a presale estimate of $200 to $300. It sold for $1,200.
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| Ronald Searle Abell Auction listing ended July 7, 2022 |
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| Ronald Searle Punch, [11 March?] 1959 |
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