British illustrator, most famous for his creation of the
Guinness "
menagerie"
advertisements in the first half of the
twentieth century. He is also responsible for illustrating the "
Guinness for Strength" and "
Guinness Time" ads. Examples of his work can be seen in many
Irish or Irish-themed
pubs, in the form of reproductions of the original ads. An
exhibition of his work for Guinness and others took place in a number of venues in
1998, and part of this exhibition is now permanently installed in the
Guinness Hop Store in
Dublin. In
October 2000, the exhibition can be seen in the new
William F. Eisner Advertising & Design Museum, in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin,
USA.
There used to be a really fine web site where you could learn more at http://www.guinness-gilroy.com/ but Guinness seem to have pulled it. Perhaps you could email Guinness if you want to know more.