The
biggest collection of First World War posrcards by prolific artist
Donald McGill is going on display for the first time - on Monday, the
anniversary of the start of the conflict. The
artist is famous for his comic seaside postcards, but he also helped
the war effort by producing an incredible 1,500 different designs of
patriotic postcards. McGill,
known as the King of the Seaside Postcard, portrayed British soldiers
in a bad light early on in his career, with cards showing them drunk,
stealing and seducing women. But after war broke out he showed full
support for the soldiers and thousands of his cards were sold in England
and France, with many even translated into French.
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