Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

Cover of the book of Gorey's series of unfortunate children. A crowd of children packed together under an umbrella held by Death in the form of a tall man in a black coat, wearing black gloves, and a black band trailing off from the band of his tall hat.

The Ghashlycrumb Tinies - Edward Gorey

She defied King John. She defied death. All for her son.
This Mother's Day (UK!) why not read Tower of Vengeance and discover what Maude sacrificed for her son. Would you do the same?
 #MothersDayReads #HistoricalFiction #MedievalFiction #GhostStory #TowerofLondon #KindleDeal

Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.

Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #InternationalWomensDay🧵

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1

Facebook post showing two of my caricatures, of Doc Brown, and a scene from Fawlty Towers. The text reads... 'If you've watched spitting image you might recognise the style of artist @tealcartoons. We have these two amazing originals unframed in our gallery. We love his style and he's a great friend of the gallery, you might have caught him mentioning us on a recent Radio Northampton appearance. He captures the character of the people and the moment perfectly. You can just hear their voices in the scene as soon as you see them. We'd love to see you at our grand opening tomorrow (Saturday 7th). We'll have fizz and nibbles and a lot of our artists will be popping by at various times throughout the day.'

It's a pleasure to be selling my work via @jackdawgalleryart.bsky.social. Please give them a follow here. They are a fantastic new gallery, and it's more important than ever that we support anyone selling real art by real people.

#caricature #art

Caricature sketch of the four principal incarnations of Edmund Blackadder, as played by Rowan Atkinson, arranged in diamond formation.

Caricature painting of The Beatles, painted on four separate diamond-shaped panels, which are themselves arranged into a diamond shape.

I should get around to beginning my Blackadder quadriptych this week, for my forthcoming solo exhibition at @quirkyfox.bsky.social. It will be in the same format as my Beatles piece.

#caricature #art

Yes - and we must also recognize that as doctors and nurses got better at patching these men up, they were being sent right back to the Front, and thus the medical advances were inadvertently responsible for prolonging the war, too.

The Dutch version featuring a photo of a soldier without a face.

The Polish version featuring a man's face, and half of it shows the underlying anatomical structure.

I also love the UK cover - which was designed by my British publisher, @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. Each foreign publisher comes up with a new cover. It's fun to see the ways in which one's work is interpreted in different markets. Here are a few other covers (Dutch and Polish). /End

Harold Gillies's book, THE PRINCIPLES AND ART OF PLASTIC SURGERY, featuring a photo of his gloved hands holding various medical instruments against a green background.

The US cover is an homage to Harold Gillies's own book on plastic surgery - which features his hands holding instruments. My husband @tealcartoons.bsky.social took that concept and added the reflection of the wounded soldier to convey that this is not a story about one person, but many people. /8

The US and UK book covers for THE FACEMAKER. The US cover is green and features a hand holding a scalpel. In the blade's reflection is a bandaged soldier. The UK cover features an illustration of a World War I Tommy, and his face is made up of many different faces.

You can learn more about Sir Harold Gillies, Anna Coleman Ladd, and the disfigured soldiers of the First World War in my book, THE FACEMAKER - available wherever books are sold. Below is the US cover (left) and UK cover (right). /7

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A black and white photo of patients outside Harold Gillies's hospital, along with staff member. Some of the patients have bandages on their faces.

It was there that he assembled a unique group of practitioners that included artists and mask makers. Their task was to restore what had been torn apart, to recreate what had been destroyed. Gillies and his team restored not just the faces of the wounded but also their spirits /6

A photo of Harold Gillies sitting in an operating theatre during World War I, along with three nurses and another male staff member.

My book, THE FACEMAKER, is about the pioneering surgeon Harold Gillies, who rebulit soldiers' faces during World War I. Gillies established the world’s first hospital dedicated entirely to facial reconstruction. /5

A photo showing two soldiers who have facial injuries wearing masks and playing cards.

The metal was painted with hard enamel to resemble the recipient's skin tone. Ladd then used real hair to create the eyelashes, eyebrows and moustaches. Had it not been for her efforts, many of these men would have lived in isolation. /4

A black and white photo of Anna Coleman Ladd holding a paintbrush working on a mask that a soldier is wearing.

Artists sculpted masks for disfigured soldiers. This prosthesis was created by the American sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd. During the war, she created masks of the soldiers’ faces from clay or plasticine in order to create a prosthetic piece made of thin galvanized copper. /3

Two black and white photos showing a soldier with a facial injury: the first, he is not wearing a mask, the second he is wearing a mask that covers the damage on his face.

The war claimed millions of lives and left millions more wounded. In the midst of this brutality, however, there were also those who strove to alleviate suffering. Not all soldiers had access to surgery, nor did everyone wish to undergo months (or years) of painful operations. /2

Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.

Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #InternationalWomensDay🧵

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1

9 book cover doodles. 1. The Facemaker by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris 2. I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy 3. Tyrant: Shakespeare on Power by Stephen Greenblatt 4. Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Satham Sanghera 5. Selected Letters of Wilfred Owen edited by Jane Potter 6. Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India by Shashi Tharoor 7. The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race, and the Future by Farah Karim-Cooper 8. Time's Monster: History, Conscience, and Britain's Empire by Priya Satia 9. Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger

oh i doodled some non fiction books i loved too ✨🌿📕

[ #art ] [ #booksky ]

Photo of Dr Lindsey Fitzharris standing next to Abraham Lincoln, dead in an upright coffin.

That time I made a dead Abraham Lincoln for my wife's YouTube series.

We did have a lot of fun, didn't we, @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpjJ...

A cartoony style illustration from the 1980s ladybird Children’s Classics version of the tale, showing Mole and Ratty rowing on the river

On this day 8th March 1859 Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows, was born in Edinburgh

Artist: Martin Aitchison (1983)

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

A great archival discovery, shedding light on translation as women's (or girl's) work

A newspaper headline from over a century ago, reading: WOMEN ANARCHISTS HAVE BECOME THE TERROR OF WORLDS POLICE Their Daring Crimes Are Said to Have Out- stripped the Deeds of Brothers of the Red Search for the Woman is Becoming a Safe Rule in Crimes Proceeding From Anarchistic Violence—The Guardians of the World Nearly Always Finda Woman Implicated When a Ruler is Stricken Down—Emotional Women Lose Sense of Fear.

Happy International Women's Day. 🏴

A portrait of John Goodsir. He is dressed in a black coat and had a long dark beard.

Our former Conservator, John Goodsir died #OTD in 1814. He was credited with being the first to introduce the compound microscope to Edinburgh and was a pioneer of cell theory. You can read more about his contributions on our blog: bit.ly/2BH9fye

The intense vibe coming off this man 😂

Meme showing Scrooge sticking his head out of a window, and shouting, 'You, boy! What's today's reason for bombing Iran?'

The ten stages of life, German, 15thC (British Museum)

Are we Back in the 18th Century Yet?

YouTube video by Face Ache Fawlty Brushwork #fawltytowers #johncleese #caricature

Short video from when my Fawlty Towers painting was in its infancy three years ago:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTu...

#caricature #art

Title page of the Whole Course of Chirurgerie by Peter Lowe. The page has been damaged over the years and a large portion of the top right hand corner is missing.

Happy #WorldBookDay!
Here's a rare 1st edition of the Whole Course of Chirurgerie (1597) by our College founder, Peter Lowe. It's the first complete treatise on surgery written in English and takes the form of a dialogue between teacher (John Cointeret) and pupil (Peter Lowe)

A photo of a cartoonish looking clock that is purple, on a dining table. In the background is a lime green chest and other colorful decor.

My husband @tealcartoons.bsky.social's caricatures will be featured in @jackdawgalleryart.bsky.social in Oundle, Northamptonshire. We popped in today and I couldn't resist this beautiful clock! Is there anything better than human-made art? Do give the gallery a follow - they're new here!

Face Ache My name is Adrian Teal, and I pull faces into interesting new shapes. I'm a caricaturist for Spitting Image and other TV. I'm also a painter of fine-art caricatures for clients worldwide. And I'm a de...

With AI everywhere in our lives now—insinuating itself under the guise of 'help' or 'fun'—escape & bask in the world of REAL ART BY REAL PEOPLE!! My friend @tealcartoons.bsky.social has started a YouTube channel! Enjoy a delightful break from computer-generated pablum. www.youtube.com/@tealcartoons