THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
BILL STOT T William Stott (born 1944) Bill Stott is one of the best-known of contemporary cartoonists, and his humour can be considered alongside that of fellow Merseyside draughtsmen, Bill Tidy, Pete and Mike Williams, and Albert Rusling. Bill Stott was born in Preston, Lancashire, and attended the local art college. He then studied in Liverpool, later settling there to work as an art teacher. Whilst working as a teacher, he had his first cartoon published in Punch, launching his career as a cartoonist. Since then, his work has appeared regularly in national newspapers and such publications as Private Eye, The Automobile, Classic Car Buyer and Saga Magazine. A founder member of the Professional Cartoonists’ Association, he has also produced a wide range of books and calendars. In April 2014, he helped organise the annual Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival and in August was involved in the Herne Bay Cartoon Festival. His work has recently been published in Financial World and The Oldie and he has recently been appointed chair of the Professional Cartoonists’ Association. He is also a keen painter and held an exhibition of his abstract works, produced in acrylic on canvas, in Shrewsbury in March-April 2014, with another scheduled for November. The biography of Bill Stott is written by Alexander Beetles.
262 400 THE NORTH? YOU LIVE IN THE NORTH? HOW ON EARTH DO YOU MANAGE THAT? signed pen ink and watercolour 6 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄2 inches
401 THANK YOU SIR. HIS LORDSHIP BEGS YOU JOIN HIM. HE’S IN THE LIBRARY, LIGHTING FARTS signed pen ink and watercolour 14 3⁄4 x 11 inches
402 OH, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS ... HE TOOK A SIP, SO I TOOK A SIP ... signed and inscribed with title pen ink and watercolour 10 3⁄4 x 8 1⁄4 inches