Pat Rooney caricatures.

During the second world war and for some time after a cartoonist named Pat Rooney visited R.A.F. stations and drew caricatures of R.A.F. personnel.

Not too much is known about Rooney so any help with information about him and further examples of his work would be appreciated.

First one listed is Geoffrey Hall Porter

Second one is my father, Walter Layne.

The third one I know only as "Hank"

Fourth is William Kenneth Manifould

The fifth one is Thomas Maxwell

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Pat seems to be quite an elusive character:

Pat Rooney, wartime cartoonist

War research sparks appeal


Attached - Captain Geoffrey Wikner

Foster Wikner Wicko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

He was obviously well known before the war.

Sir Isaiah Berlin Papers Home Page

 

Thanks Kyt. I couldn't find the picture on the Wikipedia site, where did you find that? Can you send me a larger version?

 

Don't forget the dog!

 

And was still working in the 1950s

Martin Bee at RAFC Cranwell 1955-58 by artist Pat Rooney

Picasa Web Albums - Martin - AviationLogbo...

 

If you click on the pop-up it goes to a normal webpage view. Then you can right click and save image as.

The image comes from:

Digital Collections - Pictures - Rooney, Pat. [Wicko, portrait of Captain Geoffrey Wikner] [picture]

 

His work is even used on the cover of the memoirs of Captain D. B. Hopkins



To Stroke a Cheetah

 

Excellent Kyt. The Font as usual!

 

Here's Barney the dog by Rooney.

 

Here's a couple more.

 

Possibly Flight Lieutenant “Daddy” Doyle.

 

Found another one. Not too clear and not of a WW2 character.

 

Walter Wilson Fuller by Rooney

 

Here's a cyclist.

 

And another one.

 

JOSEPH WOLF another military type.

 

Not a Rooney, but of very similar style. Flight magazine's Hayden - portrait of Air Chief Marshall Slessor

 

Found another Rooney.

 

I can't be 100% that this is a Rooney but seems to be his style.

The Upside of Trouble by Anthony Shaw ISBN: 1857769821