James Lucas (illustrator)

James Lucas
James Lucas
Born	James Edward Lucas; 20 December 1903; Rugby, Warwickshire
Nationality	British
Occupations	Illustrator; Teacher;
Years active	1930s
Organization	Communist Party of Great Britain
Spouse	Phyllis Ladyman

James Edward Lucas (20 December 1903 – ) was a British illustrator and teacher, affiliated with the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).^[1]

Lucas was born in Rugby, the son of Joseph Lucas, an engine driver, and Anne Marie Sail. His father died in 1906 and his mother remarried William Skipworth.^[2] Electrical engineer George Sail Campbell Lucas OBE was his elder brother.

Lucas did not sign much of his work, making attribution difficult.^[1]

He designed a banner for the British Battalion of the International Brigades, on behalf of the Artists International.^[3]^[4] Phyllis Ladyman, his wife and also an illustrator, oversaw its embroidering.^[3] The banner's poles had metal finials by the sculptor Betty Rea.^[3] It was presented to the battalion by Harry Pollitt at Christmas 1937.^[3] When that banner was captured, he designed its replacement.^[1] The replacement banner was shown as part of the Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish Civil War exhibition at the Pallant House Gallery in 2015.^[4]

He is also known for his engraving for the cover of early editions of The Country Standard.^[1] He illustrated a 1947 edition of Ronald M. Lockley's I Know an Island.

He taught at Plymouth, where one of his pupils was Reg Turner, another CPGB affiliate.^[1]

Dave Cope recalled him as "modest" and the "most political" among his artistic CPGB peers.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cope, Dave. "Artists and the CP". CPGB Bibliography. Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ 1911 England Census
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Alexander, Bill (February 2017). "High Fly the Banners" (PDF). IBMT Magazine (45): 9.
^ ^a ^b "Exhibition Review: Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish civil war". Morning Star. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

External links

Cover of The Country Standard, Vol. 1 Issue 9, November 1936 (on Twitter)

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[BANMT-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cope, Dave. "Artists and the CP". CPGB Bibliography. Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[1911census-2] 1911 England Census

[IBMT-3] Alexander, Bill (February 2017). "High Fly the Banners" (PDF). IBMT Magazine (45): 9.

[MS-4] "Exhibition Review: Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish civil war". Morning Star. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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James Lucas
Born	James Edward Lucas 20 December 1903 Rugby, Warwickshire
Nationality	British
Occupations	Illustrator Teacher
Years active	1930s
Organization	Communist Party of Great Britain
Spouse	Phyllis Ladyman