(click image to enlarge)
In an era when the letter and postcard were the primary forms of communication, many artists were commissioned by card manufacturers to produce series of post cards that were used and also collected (and still are) in their own right. Margaret Tarrant's highly successful Fairies books, which illustrate the verse of Marion St John Webb, naturally transitioned into postcard designs. Both the books and postcards were published by the Modern Art Society (later the Medici Society) and this close relationship continued for most of Tarrant's working life. Margaret Tarrant produced hundreds of designs for the Medici Society postcards, these were often reused from her many books and issued in sets (packets) of six.
This illustration has the poem title 'Pretending' inscribed below the mount, but this poem is associated with the Poppy Fairy in the Flower Fairies book [1923].
8 & 10 Ryder Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6QB
gallery@chrisbeetles.com
020 7839 7551
© Chris Beetles Ltd 2025 | Accessibility | Privacy | Sitemap
