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Buckle, belt
Sample, Paul (Ogri is a cartoon biker character created by British cartoonist and illustrator Paul Sample in the 1970's for Bike magazine in the UK, and has run until the present, with a single 3-year gap in the mid-1980s. Ogri is a tough leatherjacketed biker with Thor-like wings sticking out of his helmet.
Paul Sample draws in black and white line drawing as well as colour. As with some other cartoonists, such as Carl Giles, a lot of the pleasure in the cartoons comes from looking at the detail in the cartoon frames; there is almost inevitably a subplot going on. The funny and well observed stories about British bikers usually take place within one page, though 2 pagers are sometimes drawn.
Several compilation cartoon books collecting the strips have been published in the UK. Sample also produces a variety of Ogri-related memorabilia, including T-shirts, coffee mugs, posters, greetings cards, and badges. He isn also known for his cover artwork on many Tom Sharpe novels.)
Belt buckle, base metal, buckle attachments at the back, oval-shaped; cast in the form of the cartoon character -Ogri- on his bike below which is cast his name.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51620
Creation/Production
Sample, Paul
Date: 1996
Acquisition
Gift, 22/8/2006
Given by Miss Mabel Pakenham-Walsh
Measurements
Length
(cm): 8.7
Width
(cm): 5.8
Length
(in): 3
Width
(in): 2
Techniques
cast
forming
Applied Art
riveted
Material
base metal
Location
In store
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