Calman meets Freud : Mel Calman

5 Feb-16 Mar 2014

Overview

Mel Calman (1931–1994) was best known for his cartoons on the front pages of The Times and The Sunday Times for many years. He had a gift for the pointed comment, for using his lugubrious, large-nosed, little man to bring a human, small-scale perspective to a large-scale issue. Calman was also fascinated by psychiatry, depression, and various sub-species of anxiety and doubt, as ever at his funniest on the darker side of life. Calman meets Freud will be a unique retrospective focusing on this most original – and entertaining - aspect of his work. The exhibition is curated by his daughters, writer and broadcaster Stephanie Calman, and novelist Claire Calman.