WHY THIS OBJECT EXISTS
During the First World War, satire became one of the few public ways to speak plainly about power, bureaucracy, and survival. This image belongs to that moment. Owning it isn’t about nostalgia for Chaplin or caricature — it’s about keeping a visual language of dissent present in everyday life.
WHAT YOU’RE BUYING
An archival illustration adapted for practical use. Not decorative. Not neutral. Meant to be handled, written in, and lived with.
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This 1917 cover from La Baïonnette introduces Pierre-Henri Cami’s satirical feature “Charlot correspondant de Guerre,” a wartime send-up of Charlie Chaplin’s iconic screen persona. The original French subtitle, “texte et dessins de Cami” (text and drawings by Cami), signals the issue’s focus on Charlot as a caricatured war correspondent navigating the absurdities of military life.
The back cover reproduces a page from the same 22 March 1917 issue, including Cami’s line drawings and French dialogue, preserving the texture and humor of the publication as it originally appeared. Together, the front and back covers form a small archival object from a moment when European satire met the theatricality of power with ink, irony, and invention.
See the full Cami: Charlie Chaplin Collection here
Casewrap sewn binding | Vibrant, crisp vintage tones | Ruled | 5x7 in.
Produced in small batches from archival sources. Availability varies.
WHY THIS OBJECT EXISTS
During the First World War, satire became one of the few public ways to speak plainly about power, bureaucracy, and survival. This image belongs to that moment. Owning it isn’t about nostalgia for Chaplin or caricature — it’s about keeping a visual language of dissent present in everyday life.
WHAT YOU’RE BUYING
An archival illustration adapted for practical use. Not decorative. Not neutral. Meant to be handled, written in, and lived with.
––––––––––––––––––
This 1917 cover from La Baïonnette introduces Pierre-Henri Cami’s satirical feature “Charlot correspondant de Guerre,” a wartime send-up of Charlie Chaplin’s iconic screen persona. The original French subtitle, “texte et dessins de Cami” (text and drawings by Cami), signals the issue’s focus on Charlot as a caricatured war correspondent navigating the absurdities of military life.
The back cover reproduces a page from the same 22 March 1917 issue, including Cami’s line drawings and French dialogue, preserving the texture and humor of the publication as it originally appeared. Together, the front and back covers form a small archival object from a moment when European satire met the theatricality of power with ink, irony, and invention.
See the full Cami: Charlie Chaplin Collection here
Casewrap sewn binding | Vibrant, crisp vintage tones | Ruled | 5x7 in.
Produced in small batches from archival sources. Availability varies.
