Part of a series of prints put out by Guinness Breweries and overseen by Barnet Freedman to promote the 1956 edition of the Guinness Book of records. Each artist was given a copy of the book and asked to illustrate a record therein. ‘The Fisherman’s Story’ was one of the first produced. The idea was to fulfil that mid-century idea of ‘Art for All’. They would record social history, particularly everyday people’s leisure pursuits – darts, horse racing, cycling and, as here, fishing – and the prints were to be displayed in public houses. Here Cheese captures a scene amongst regulars. The fisherman indicates the size of fish caught – a record, no doubt, but recollection may have been influenced a tad by a warming glow, derived from that glass of Guinness, firmly clutched in hand as it is.

Format: Giclée print, Limited Edition (1/850) on 310gms thick, 100% cotton rag. Hand-numbered and hand-embossed.
Image:36.5 x 56.0; paper: 51.5 x 70 cm

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