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John Hassall Paints Second Jolly Fisherman Poster 1926
I was puzzled when I found this article about John Hassall working on this second Jolly Fisherman painting. Hassall painted the first picture, it’s said, in 1908, and this original, along with the second painting, hangs in the Mayor’s Parlour in the Skegness Town Hall today. It is generally understood that Hassall painted the second [...]
Jolly Fisherman Painting Goes Missing
Where has Jolly Gone?
QUESTIONS have been raised about a Jolly Fisherman painting missing from the mayor’s parlour at Skegness Town Council.
Coun Andy Fletcher referred to a fixed assets list published by the council which stated the 1928 painting, received as a gift in 1996, was still an asset of the council.
Speaking at a council meeting, [...]
Hassall Commemorative Plaque Skegness Railway Station
Skegness Jolly Fisherman Creator Honoured
Plaque to commemorate ‘Hassall’ the man who put Skegness on the map!
A SPECIAL plaque was unveiled at Skegness Train Station on Saturday, September 19th, 2009, to commemorate the artist who drew what has become arguably the world’s most famous seaside poster.
In 1908, John Hassall drew the iconic image of a Jolly [...]
John Hassall Calls For Skegness Museum
In May 1939 an article was published in a local newspaper to the effect of “Hassall calls for a museum in Skegness’. The article stated that Hassall, through his famous Jolly Fisherman, had enticed many holidaymakers to visit Skegness. The article went on to say that “a Conference held at Skegness last week led to [...]
John Hassall Revisits Skegness
Well, our persistant historical research over the last few years seems to have uncovered many a skeleton in the Grand Cupboard of Skegness! First we discovered a spelling mistake on the Skegness Clock Tower, then we challenged the world when we proved that Skegness wasn’t infact the first UK resort to get a Switch Back [...]
Jolly Fisherman's 'Wife'
Whilst browsing the old Skegness newspapers, we found an article that surprised us. It suggested that the Jolly Fisherman, mascot of Skegness and painted in 1908 by John Hassall may have had a wife. The article published a picture of a woman in a bonnet, a trailing scarf and an apron, doing the famous ‘Jolly [...]
