Object of the Day, Museum Edition: The Healé Punch, 1970

Mr. Punch
Print, 1970
The George Speaight Archive
The Victoria & Albert Museum

Though abstracted in that peculiar way that was unique to the 1970’s, this print by “Healé” demonstrates the jubilant, mad, spirit of our Mr. Punch.  A chromolithograph dating to 1970, the image is alive with red, yellow and orange and depicts Punch looking, at once, joyful, curious and mischievous.

While I’m not necessarily a fan of the art of this particular time period, overall, I must say that I do like this because our puppet anti-hero’s personality is neatly summed up in just a few lines.