Artwork for cartoon - Rockatt by Wolf

Made:
2003

Drawing, ink, Yorkatt and Eric's very own contribution to railway history!, by Wolf (Richard Stansfield), 2003. Depicts a dilapidated steam locomotive carrying the nameplate 'Rockatt' being driven by a cat, while another cat walks on the track in front holding a flag. The cats are Yorkatt and Eric, the Yorkcats, which regularly featured in the York Evening Press (later the York Press) newspaper. Signed 'Wolf' at bottom right with title in pencil below.

Yorkatt and Eric's very own contribution to railway history! a cartoon by Wolf (Richard Stansfield) made in 2003. It depicts the Yorkcats, which regularly featured in the York Evening Press (later the York Press) newspaper with a steam locomotive called 'Rockatt'. It was made in recognition of the National Railway Museum, which is based in York. The cats, Yorkatt and Eric, are based on the artist's pet cats, Tink and Eric.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
2006-7165
type:
cartoon
credit:
Stansfield, Richard