Mr John Drinkwater Reading

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This cartoon satirises two well-known poets of the era: John Drinkwater (1882–1937), on the left, and Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), editor of the poetry anthology 'Wheels' (1916–1921), on the right. The figure in the background has been tentatively identified as Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). Drinkwater was part of Edward Marsh’s Georgian poets’ circle and another sometime Hampstead resident. The day after selling Rabbi and Rabbitzin to Beecham, Gertler sold his preparatory 'Study of heads for Merry-Go-Round' to Drinkwater for £5.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

London

Title

Mr John Drinkwater Reading

Date

1931

Medium

stone lithograph on paper

Measurements

H 37.2 x W 25.3 cm

Accession number

1987-424xx

Work type

Print

Signature/marks description

Signed (lower left): Wayner

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