The Story of Soccer - Fighting to the Finish (Signed) (Original)
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 13" x 14" (340mm x 365mm)
Date: 1970
Signature: Signed by artist off image bottom right
Code: BruceSoccer29
This is the Signed unique original Pen & Ink Wash by Ralph Bruce.
Various scenes showing how football was affected by World War II. Top left in one international Wales had no substitutes and so when a Welsh player was injured Stanley Mortensen, top right, became a Welsh player for the duration of the match. Other scenes show players in North Africa suffering a sandstorm mid match and other servicemen being parachuted into a game. Bottom left depicts the repairs to West Ham's ground when a bomb tore a hole in the corner of the pitch and the trams served as Plymouth's emergency dressing room after their ground was bombed.
The Story of Soccer part 29 originally published in Look and Learn #431, 18 April 1970.
- Artist BiographyRalph Bruce
Ralph Bruce was a talented illustrator who worked for Look and Learn in the 1960s. Until the mid-1960s he was a regular artist for The Children's Newspaper and was probably brought to the educational paper by former Children's Newspaper editor, John Davies, who took over the editorship of Look and Learn in 1965.
His artwork covered a huge range of subjects. His historical illustrations ranged from ancient Greece and Roman Britain, to the eras of Shakespeare, Caxton and modern journalism. He was particularly adept at portraits and drew everyone from Dickens to the Beatles for Look and Learn as well as contributing covers for various series, including Famous Couples and When They Were Young in the late 1960s. Some of his best work was contributed to the long-running series The Story of Opera, penned by Robin May.
Prior to working for Look and Learn, Bruce had illustrated book covers for Digit Books in the late 1950s, titles including The Deep Six by Martin Dibner, I Came Back by Krysyna Zywulska, White August by John Boland, Air Patrol Biscay by Richard T. Bickers, Horns of the Dragon by Felix Trigg, Battle of the Bulge by William M. Stokoe, The God of Channel 1 by Donald Stacy, Nor Iron Bars a Cage by W. H. Aston, all in 1957.
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