Jennie Harbour collection

A selection of postcards with designs by Jennie Harbour.

Jennie Harbour (1893-1959) was an English Art Deco artist and illustrator.   She was born in Aldgate in the City of London on 26 July 1893. Her father and mother, Charles and Sarah Harbour, were Jewish milliners, furriers, and dressmakers and had both been born in Russian Poland. Their four children, Rose, Jennie, Lily, and Arnold, were all born in London.

By 1919, Harbour was working for Raphael Tuck & Sons as an illustrator and she worked for them and other publishers for the next 20+ years. There appears to be little more known about her life and career, but her work was highly regarded

Harbour died at 184 Kings Court, Ravenscourt Park, Hammersmith, in November 1959 and her cremated remains are buried at the Hoop Lane Cemetery, Golders Green.

Postcards

  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3801a
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3801b
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-EV3801bUnused Tuck Oilette de Lune postcard in “Early Victorian” series 3801 with design by Jennie Harbour. Jennie Harbour was born in approximately 1893, most likely in London, England. Despite the fact that she was a talented and popular illustrator, and her works are now collector’s items, very little is known about her life. The heyday of Harbour’s creative output lasted from roughly 1917 until 1936. She was popular not just in the United Kingdom and the United states, but also in Australia, Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. During the twenties, Harbour worked for ‘The Raphael Tuck Publishing Company’. A defining artist of the Art Deco era, her most famous work is probably My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales (1921), which featured twelve colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations. She died during the 1950s – the exact date is unknown.
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  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3801d
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3801e
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-EV3801aUnused Tuck Oilette de Lune postcard in “Early Victorian” series 3801 with design by Jennie Harbour. Jennie Harbour was born in approximately 1893, most likely in London, England. Despite the fact that she was a talented and popular illustrator, and her works are now collector’s items, very little is known about her life. The heyday of Harbour’s creative output lasted from roughly 1917 until 1936. She was popular not just in the United Kingdom and the United states, but also in Australia, Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain. During the twenties, Harbour worked for ‘The Raphael Tuck Publishing Company’. A defining artist of the Art Deco era, her most famous work is probably My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales (1921), which featured twelve colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations. She died during the 1950s – the exact date is unknown.
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  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3803a
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3803b
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3803c
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3803d
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3803e
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3803f
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3810a
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3810b
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3810c
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3810d
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3810e
  • PC_Deco_Harbour-3810f