“The acquisition of this important group of works is a perfect complement to the trust’s developing collection,” says Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund. “It’s hard to imagine England’s culture ...

Grants worth £300,000 have helped stop a large number of works by cartoonist and illustrator William Heath Robinson being sold and potentially broken up. The collection, which includes many of ...

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Credit: William Heath Robinson Trust A collection of over 400 works by artist, cartoonist and illustrator William Heath Robinson, which were saved for the nation, are set to go on public display ...

The William Heath Robinson Museum Heath Robinson created ... It is this venue which has put on the exhibition focused on his comical works. Curator Geoffrey Beare said the museum had chosen ...

The building of a museum to house the work of William Heath Robinson will start this autumn. This great illustrator of absurd contraptions has bequeathed a curious legacy. Heath Robinson is now ...

Courtesy The William Heath Robinson Trust It’s a world that doesn’t exist any more, because it’s entirely mechanical. You can read how it works by looking at it and tracing this lever and ...

Geoffrey Beare, of the William Heath Robinson Trust, said: “These works provide a perfect complement to the trust’s existing collection, which is particularly strong in illustration.

William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is best known for his crazy inventions configured in immensely elaborate and comic illustrations. Perhaps less well known is his output of advertising work ...

“The acquisition of this important group of works is a perfect complement to the trust’s developing collection,” says Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund. “It’s hard to imagine England’s culture ...

Grants worth £300,000 have helped stop a large number of works by cartoonist and illustrator William Heath Robinson being sold and potentially broken up. The collection, which includes many of ...