D G Buxton (1884-1951) - Dudley Graham Buxton was born on 27th November 1884 in Upper Holloway, Islington, London. It is not clear when his first professional postcard designs were published, but an early example is a set of cards for the Rapid Photo Printing Company published in 1909. These were a series of monochrome cartoons featuring the Edwardian fad for rollerskating rinks, under the heading "The Sensations of a Learner” (see PC_Buxton0002).
By 1913 Buxton was producing full-colour cartoons for postcard publishers Inter-Art (see PC_InterArt_C1892), A V N Jones & Co and J Beagles & Co.
With the outbreak of war in 1914 postcards looked to morale-boosting pictures and Buxton provided illustrations ranging from propaganda (see PC_Buxton_T07) to cute kids mirroring contemporary issues. However, his best work remained the depiction of comic characters in recognisable situations (see PC_Buxton_C1365). He died in 1951 at Richmond on Thames.
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