Thetford born artist behind iconic interwar Norfolk adverts
Published: 5:30 AM February 24, 2021 Updated: 8:01 AM February 24, 2021 Leslie Sayer on his Norton motorcycle outside his sister Milly Hale's house on Doris Road in Norwich. Date: circa 1929. - Credit: Leslie Sayer courtesy of Ian Sayer Before he lost an eye serving on the home front during the Second World War, Leslie Sayer worked as a commercial artist in Norwich. Many of his drawings and paintings featured in adverts for historic Norfolk businesses like Wallace King, Garlands, Caley’s and the Samson & Hercules. Leslie Sayer created the artwork for this brochure for the Samson & ...