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| Blighty and Sea Pie > Sea-Pie > July 1919 > (1) Front cover - In aid of King George's Fund for Sailors |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90723618 |
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| Description | Cover illustration by W. Smithson Broadhead. This painting from the cover of 'Sea-Pie' magazine depicts a woman in a bathing costume standing on a beach in front of a picnic basket. This is fairly typical of 'Sea-Pie' cover artwork. Issues commonly featured either a painting of an attractive cover girl, something relating to the sea or, as in this case, a combination of the two. The painter, W. Smithson Broadhead, was a successful commercial artist who went on to design railway posters. The proceeds from this edition of 'Sea-Pie' were donated to King George's Fund for Sailors (KGFS). KGFS was founded in March 1917, its main object to provide help, comfort and relief for seafarers and their dependants through the establishment of a central fund. The charity is still in operation today. |
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| Description | 'Sea-Pie' magazine was founded to raise funds for authorised naval charities. The first issue appeared on 23 June 1917, priced one shilling. The magazine typically contained short stories, poems, cartoons, and paintings and drawings, often on a nautical theme. |
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| Shelfmark | 6.88 |
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| Description | Editions of 'Blighty' (1917, 1918) and 'Sea Pie' (1917-1919), First World War magazines with pictures, stories, poems and humour. 'Blighty' was sent free to the men at the front and in the fleet. Profits from sales of 'Sea Pie' went to help sailors and their families. |
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