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A collection of vivid and powerful stories drawn on the front lines of migration by award-winning artist George Butler. For thousands of years humans have moved around the world, to seek a better life, to flee disaster or to escape war. Migration is a fact of life - and one of the most pressing issues of our time. In striking and intimate illustrations, award-winning artist George Butler introduces us to the people behind the headlines. Drawings made on front lines, in refugee camps and on the move vividly capture stories of leaving home, travelling into the unknown and trying to make a new life. These powerful portraits of migration are a timely reminder of the humanity we all share and our universal need to seek safety and a better life. A stunning, illuminating and sensitive look at stories that deserve to be told.
About the author
George Butler is an award-winning artist and illustrator, specialising in current affairs. He draws in situ using pen, ink and watercolour, meeting people in conflict zones, refugee camps and on the move. His drawings have been published by the Times, the Guardian, the New York Times, BBC and more. His work has been shown in the Imperial War Museum North and the V&A Museum, which also holds some of his work in the National Archive. In 2014, with three friends, George established the Hands Up Foundation to support the salaries of professionals in Syria.George Butler is an award-winning artist and illustrator, specialising in current affairs. He draws in situ using pen, ink and watercolour, meeting people in conflict zones, refugee camps and on the move. His drawings have been published by the Times, the Guardian, the New York Times, BBC and more. His work has been shown in the Imperial War Museum North and the V&A Museum, which also holds some of his work in the National Archive. In 2014, with three friends, George established the Hands Up Foundation to support the salaries of professionals in Syria.
