Category: Artists’ Lives
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Phil May’s Secret Life
No matter whether he was drunk or sober, the output of postcard artist Phil May (1864-1903) never faltered. The Yorkshire native survived homelessness to become Punch magazine’s most popular comic illustrator–without completing a single art class. Despite his erratic behavior and increasing alcoholism, May was beloved by a large circle of loyal friends. They even…
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Who Killed Hugo Tuck?
A Postcard Publishing Mystery By Anne Ross RAPHAEL TUCK’S FAMILY SKELETON During the Victorian and Edwardian eras, postcard publisher Raphael Tuck & Sons struggled to keep a family skeleton in the closet. His name was Hugo Tuck. Hugo carried a secret that could destroy his father’s postcard publishing company. At Raphael House in London, all…
Artist-Signed Postcards 