Old Man and Donkey Mounted Print

An unusual print taken from our Folk Art collection. "Old Bright" the postman features in this George Smart Collage. To the right can be seen "Smart's Repository", where the artist exhibited his cloth pictures. The subject of this image, "Old Bright" the postman, was familiar yet mysterious character in Smart's local community. He is depicted walking with a large cane, carrying a satchel full of mail and holding a letter addressed to "G Smart". He tows his donkeys behind him and is never depicted in the multiple reproductions without him. George Smart was a tailor in Frant, Kent. He used offcuts of cloth for his collages, having painted the backgrounds in watercolour.

• L38 x W29cm (approx)