He was a fantastic chap.”Dr Nick Hiley, head of cartoon studies at the University of Kent, said: “I am surprised and puzzled McGill is buried in an unmarked grave. It’s beyond belief that he died and then went into an unmarked grave.” Winner even offered to pay for a headstone himself: “I would certainly pay to have that nicely done and put in properly. I will do that as a mark of respect.”Professor Robin Procter, McGill’s grandson, said: “I am surprised and saddened that he is buried in an unmarked grave My family was abroad in South Africa at the time. The film director Michael Winner, who has 200 of McGill’s original works, said: “It’s terrible Terrible He was the Thomas Rowlandson of his day. Only a small piece of numbered wood marks the spot.
Yesterday, McGill fans and leading commentators queued up to condemn the neglect of arguably the most popular artist of the past 100 years. Senior legal figures are worried that “inalienable rights” could swiftly disappear unless Tony Blair ceases attacking the judiciary and freedoms enshrined in the Human Rights Act.
Lord Ackner, a former law lord, said there was a contradiction between the Government’s efforts to separate Parliament and the judiciary through the creation of a supreme court, and its instinct for directing judges how to behave. Donald McGill, the legendary comic postcard creator whose art has probably given more pleasure to more ordinary folk over more years than any other Briton, is lying in an unmarked grave in a south London cemetery.

The man hailed by George Orwell as the nation’s true folk artist, and whose work symbolises the kiss-me-quick seafronts where his cards were sold, lies under an unkempt piece of grass in Streatham Park cemetery in plot no 30508. Detractors say Gagosian, below with Elton John, is more interested in deals than art, but has a knack of identifying and locking on to hot artists.HE REPRESENTSThe Andy Warhol estate, Damien Hirst (in the US), Ed Ruscha, Rachel Whiteread, Cy TwomblyWHERE?Gagosian Gallery, King’s Cross, LondonHIS PARTY PEOPLEGwyneth Paltrow, Katie Holmes, Norman Foster, Glenn Lowry (of New York’s Museum of Modern Art), Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, Sir Nicholas SerotaHIS COLLECTORSCharles Saatchi, Steve Cohen (US hedge fund manager), Fran?s Pinault, Robert Holmes Tuttle. Known for instant decisions and an aggressive style , leading to the nickname “Go-Go Gagosian” Began by framing cheap posters, then selling at a premium. A renowned charmer, he and his wife Sam Taylor-Wood, below, are among London’s most sought-after party guests – and are perfectly at home in glossy society magazines.

Began dealing and organising warehouse shows from his Brixton flat. Known for his nurturing role and protective loyalty towards his artists.HE REPRESENTSJake and Dinos Chapman, Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk, Sam Taylor-Wood, Marc Quinn, Chuck Close, Gilbert and George, Tracey EminWHERE?White Cube, LondonHIS PARTY PEOPLENeil Tennant, David Furnish, Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Cox, Stella McCartneyHIS COLLECTORS Gwyneth Paltrow, Janet de Botton, Daphne Guinness, Sir Elton John, Lord Lloyd Webber, Agnes B, Lily SafraTHE BIG BEAST: Larry GagosianA worldwide player with galleries in New York and Los Angeles, expanding to London five years ago. They will come in with spirit levels under their arms and pretend they are hanging the works.”Frieze Art Fair takes place in Regent’s Park, London, from 21-24 October.THE DEALER PRINCE: Jay JoplingThe Eton-educated son of a former Tory chief whip, he is surrounded by the cool and the beautiful. So much so that some will sneak into the purpose-built, David Adjaye-designed marquee to recce the terrain.Matthew Slotover, who founded the fair with his fellow publisher of Frieze magazine Amanda Sharpe, said: “Some collectors try anything to get in when they are setting up …