Historical information

Phil May was England's leading black and white artist and his work appeared in most of the illustrated publications. He spent two years in Sydney contracted to the Bulletin where his work appeared between 1886 and 1894 and amounted to over 800 drawings.

Significance

A British bookmark issued by Tuck but of significance in Australia due to Phil May's time here. He also spent a sojourn in Paris sharing digs with Charles Conder and John Longstaff.