Original postcard artwork by McGill Parr JIB

[keren40]

I am hoping to find some information as I am researching a bag of original postcard artwork I own.

I have had it in the loft since it was given to me about 12 years ago because it was going to be dumped and the person knew I had an interest in art deco and a small interest in stamp collecting.

It is all original artwork for postcards - the saucy seaside style, all on board. Most are roughly A4 with a small number smaller. Most have the caption pencilled at the bottom or in some cases a couple of choices pencilled on the back. There are a small number which are half completed and most have a small amount of foxing around the edges.

There is

1 by Donald Mc Gill
68 by Tom Parr (some are initialled TP rather than the full name but I guess it is the same person)
14 by JIB
1 unsigned and complete
4 unsigned and at various stages of completion

There is also a black and white watercolour of a 1940s style girl by Tom Parr and a piece that I don't think was for a postcard initialled TP 1916 of a small black girl in kind of cartoon style. Some of the Par ones have a second piece in pencil on the reverse of the board.


I have googled Mcgill and kind of gone 'oo-er'!!! but can find nothing on JIB and only 2 used postcards by Tom Parr, one in a batch on ebay and one in a small postcard sale but nothing about either artist so I guess they were minor ones?


Can anyone help with who Tom Parr was? And JIB?

I am going to research the McGill artwork further. It has pencilled captions onthe back of 'An gie me a small Guinnes to tak' home in me , ' and ' what are you having company tonight Mac' and the piece shows a bar scene with a man in a suit and bowler hat, a man in a kilt and a woman behind the bar, looks mid 1920s from her hairstyle.

Any pointers very much appreciated!

[keren40]

I've also emailed the McGill museum on the IoW to ask about the McGill and if they know anything about the other two artists.

[johncondie]

Cottees Auctions of Wareham, Dorset are selling a large collection of original artwork by Tom Parr on Wednesday 31 August 2011.