I had to focus on the wings because I could find no fairies.
This is a Donald McGill postcard, signed in the bottom right corner. Donald McGill was well known for producing "saucy" British seaside postcards. He himself divided them into mild, medium and strong. At the age of 80, in 1954, he was convicted of breaking the Obscene Publications Act. A few years later he gave evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee to reform the Act.
His postcards now can fetch thousands of pounds. Some of his original artwork sold in 2006 and according to an Independent article at the time, was expected to raise £50,000. A museum in Ryde, IOW, has been opened to celebrate his work as shown in a BBC video.
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Good Lord I wish I’d held on to all those saucy postcards collected from seaside holidays. This is a lovely PC.
ReplyDeleteI love any cards dealing with nature and this is a great one.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting card. I think of Mc Gill only in connection with the typical comics.
ReplyDeleteWings is a great play on this theme! How funny that he made "saucy" postcards too. This is an interesting post, something that I wouldn't have ever thought of.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bizarre card. McGill also produced a number of wartime cards which have become very collectible.
ReplyDeleteLovely card and a surprise for me as I had very set views on what a McGill postcard looked like, it is fascinating to see this other side of his work.
ReplyDeleteObviously this card didn't fall into the obscene category. It is humorous though. Interesting background story.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting artist. Although you can hardly compare the two, I thought of
ReplyDeleteLarry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine who won a Supreme Court decision which allowed him to continue publishing his magazine. His famous quote: "If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, it will protect all of you".
Risqué??? Hardly!! What with what we see from the media, movies and internet nowadays, no one surely would even raise an eyebrow seeing these. Watching the video, it is clear he was very productive, given the number of cards displayed there. Thanx 4 sharing!!
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I love this card. I'll have to keep a keen eye open when sorting through my old cards, looking for Donald McGill. Those old "saucy seaside" cards are a hoot!
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool to discover an artist's alternate styles, especially one whose work is so iconic.
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