"L.N.E.R. - Skegness Is So Bracing, 1908" A4 Glossy Vintage Railway Poster Art Print

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National Railway Museum is the home of iconic locomotives. Our historic prints reflect the age and quality of the original artwork we hold to preserve their artistic character, including authentic colour reproduction, marks and creases. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ PDM Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 false false The Jolly Fisherman is a poster created by artist John Hassall in 1908 after he had been commissioned by the Great Northern Railway (GNR). [1] It is regarded as one of the most famous holiday advertisements of all time and is believed to have influenced the success of Skegness, Lincolnshire as a holiday destination. [2] Hassall was paid 12 Guineas for his work, and the original painting hangs in the town hall at Skegness. [3] Note: This tag applies to scans and photocopies only. For photographs of public domain originals taken from afar, {{PD-Art}} may be applicable. See Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.

Wood, Alexandra (28 July 2015). "Animal rights activists want Skegness to ditch famous poster for a fish drawing". The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 29 October 2020. Nonetheless, Ruth was able to clean and repair Skegness, replacing the old repairs much more sensitively and consolidating the surface (to stop any more flaking). The Jolly Fisherman has been given a new lease of life. Johnson, Jamie (3 March 2020). "Skegness Jolly Fisherman mascot facing axe amid budget cuts and health and safety rules". The Telegraph . Retrieved 29 October 2020. By the early 1900s, Hassall was frequently hailed ‘the king of poster artists’. Considering his prolific output, his works for British seaside resorts are comparatively few, although it is worth remembering that his heyday preceded the inter-war golden age of the railway poster by more than 20 years.He decided to leave Canada behind and enrolled at art school in Antwerp, also spending six months studying at the prestigious Academie Julian in Paris. By 1894, Hassall was married and had set up home and studio at 88, Kensington Park Road in Notting Hill. In the same year, he had two paintings accepted for exhibition at the Royal Academy, but earned his bread and butter by drawing for illustrated magazines such as Tit-Bits, The Graphic, Moonshine and, in particular, The Sketch. Please read our licence terms. All digital images must be destroyed unless otherwise agreed in writing Skegness could lose its town mascot, the Jolly Fisherman, who has represented the Lincolnshire seaside resort since 1908. This blueprint for Jolly can also be found in an earlier book of 1902, The Round the World ABC, where a suspiciously familiar-looking sailor appears under ‘P for Penzance’. Hassall’s immense workload meant he often recycled ideas and many illustrations seem to mirror his own family life. “His Skegness design was trailblazing, a masterpiece which started a new vogue”

All used flat, contrasting colours drawn from a limited palette, bold outlines, minimal lettering and eye-catching simplicity. Individual Glass Coaster. Elegant polished safety toughened glass and heat resistant, matching Place Mats are also available Posters — particularly Hassall’s posters — became an intrinsic part of popular culture. The best examples provoked conversation, were discussed in the press and were sometimes brought to life on stage. a b Flood, Alison (8 January 2016). "Bill Bryson's 'tribute' to Jolly Fisherman makes waves in seaside town". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 October 2020. Greetings Cards suitable for Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, Thank You and much more

Skegness is so Bracing, postcard, 1908

Ruth examined the poster and found that the acid in the paper had caused it to become brittle, and that some of the surface was starting to flake away (this is called delamination). The old repairs needed removing and new ones adding in with correctly toned paper to disguise the repairs. There are now only three weeks left to see our summer holiday exhibition Hints for Holidays, which showcases some stunning examples from our poster collections. We are proud to offer a range of customisation features including Personalised Captions, Color Filters and Picture Zoom Tools Made with durable metal and luxurious printing techniques, metal prints bring images to life and add a modern touch to any space

The Jolly Fisherman, prancing with balletic grace across the sand, his round belly inflated with invigorating sea air and his arms outstretched in carefree abandon, has become synonymous not only with the Lincolnshire seaside resort, but with a cheery, stoic brand of Britishness — a tendency to make the best of things in a country at the mercy of unpredictable weather. FSC Real Wood Frame and Double Mounted with White Conservation Mountboard - Professionally Made and Ready to Hang Initially influenced by the great poster artists of Paris, such as Jules Chéret, Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha, Hassall soon established his place within a British school of poster artists alongside the likes of Dudley Hardy, Tom Browne, Cecil Aldin and the Beggarstaff Brothers. “Artistic posters were taking Europe and the US by storm, turning hoardings into the poor man’s picture gallery” John Hassall’s ‘Skegness is SO Bracing’ is one of the most iconic British railway posters and has been a popular image since its first publication by the Great Northern Railway in 1908. It has been repeatedly reproduced, reworked and parodied, and the Jolly Fisherman, featured in the poster, has become an icon of his hometown, Skegness.John Hassall: The Life and Art of the Poster King’ by Lucinda Gosling is published by Unicorn Publishing. ‘John Hassall: Illustrator and Poster Artist’ is at the Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner, Greater London, until August 29 Other coastal artists Each year, the Hassall family would enjoy a British seaside holiday. His first wife, Isabella, had died in childbirth in 1900, leaving him a widower with three young children under four, Dorothy, Ian and Isabel. In 1903, he remarried and, with his new wife, Maud, had two more children: Joan, who became a successful artist and wood-engraver, and Christopher, the poet, biographer and lyricist. They holidayed at Runton in Norfolk, at Worthing in West Sussex and at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Hassall proved himself resourceful and hard-working, but discovered that he had a talent for drawing after winning prizes at a local art exhibition and then sending off a picture of Canadian life to the Daily Graphic in London — it was published in the issue of February 26, 1890.