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Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.
Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.

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Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960): Mother Father and Two Children, set of four family watercolour silhouettes highlighted in gold pen and pencil signed 11cm x 6cm (4) Notes: Oakley born in Poppleton York, the son of a chemist who opened shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. He showed talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from an early age and went on to study art at York School of Science and Art, Leeds School of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London where he was awarded the ARCA diploma in 1908. He designed the 'Think' poster in collaboration with the North Eastern Railway company in York which then became an official war poster and was used throughout Britain, Australia and Canada. Oakley’s figure of the advancing soldier became an iconic image and was adapted and used in many forms. This success led to further commissions, including the “Remember” poster which was used to recruit men for the Royal Navy. Oakley served in the Green Howards during the the First War. Each year, between 1920 and 1958, holidaymakers walking along the pier at Llandudno North Wales, could have stopped at a booth to have their silhouette portrait painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, otherwise known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.

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Capt. Harry Lawrence Oakley (British 1882-1960) presents a charming set of four family watercolour silhouettes, delicately highlighted in gold pen and pencil. Each silhouette measures 11cm x 6cm.

Oakley, born in Poppleton, York, was the son of a chemist known for his shops on Coney Street and Fulford Road. Displaying a talent for drawing and silhouette cutting from a young age, Oakley pursued formal art education at the York School of Science and Art, followed by the Leeds School of Art, and ultimately the Royal College of Art in London, where he earned the ARCA diploma in 1908.

Notably, Oakley collaborated with the North Eastern Railway company in York to design the 'Think' poster, which gained recognition as an official war poster and was widely distributed in Britain, Australia, and Canada. The iconic image of the advancing soldier depicted in Oakley's work was adapted and utilised in various forms. His success extended to additional commissions, including the renowned “Remember” poster, which played a role in recruiting men for the Royal Navy.

During the First World War, Oakley served in the Green Howards. An annual fixture from 1920 to 1958 at Llandudno North Wales, holidaymakers strolling along the pier had the opportunity to have their silhouette portraits painted or cut by Mr H. L. Oakley, fondly known as the 'Man with the Magic Scissors'.



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