Donald McGill

We have the graphic artist McGill to thank for the saucy seaside postcard genre. The Blackheath resident was a dab hand at creating frolicking escapades and rib tickling antics for the British coastal visitor. Known for gaudy humour, the more outrageous his postcards that featured couples, young women, fat old ladies, drunken men and vicars, the more popular they were. Here, over 100 of McGill’s comical and audacious cartoons are on display.