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Tom Eckersley Past and Present

Poster
1985 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (designer)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (printed)
London Transport Museum (Issued)

Screen printed poster advertising an exhibition of the work of Tom Eckersley. The poster depicts a stylised tiger, seen from the waist-up, in a frontal, human-like, stance. Its head and its arms (which disappear off the sides of the poster) are striped orange and brown, and it has black eyes. Its torso is striped red and white as though it is wearing a t-shirt. The image is set against a plain white background, and the exhibition details are above.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Scotland
Object type
Poster
TitleTom Eckersley Past and Present (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint
Paper
Printing Ink
Screen Print
Brief description
Screen printed poster advertising 'Tom Eckersley Past and Present: 50 years of poster design for London Transport including recent work' an exhibition in Dundee, designed by Tom Eckersley, United Kingdom, 1985
Physical description
Screen printed poster advertising an exhibition of the work of Tom Eckersley. The poster depicts a stylised tiger, seen from the waist-up, in a frontal, human-like, stance. Its head and its arms (which disappear off the sides of the poster) are striped orange and brown, and it has black eyes. Its torso is striped red and white as though it is wearing a t-shirt. The image is set against a plain white background, and the exhibition details are above.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 50.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TOM ECKERSLEY PAST AND PRESENT' (Along the top edge of the poster printed in black letters)
  • '50 YEARS OF POSTER DESIGN FOR LONDON TRANSPORT INCLUDING RECENT WORK' (Below the main heading in a smaller red typeface)
  • Crawford Gallery 9th to 23rd January 1986 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art Perth Road Dundee' (Below the main heading in a smaller black typeface)
  • 'Subsidised by the Scottish Arts Council' (Lower left corner of the poster, black typeface)
  • 'ECKERSLEY. 85' (The poster is signed lower right, printed in black ink)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Exhibition
Tigers
Stripes
Other number
LS.2012 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.874-2004

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Record createdApril 11, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122987/tom-eckersley-past-and-present-poster-eckersley-tom-obe/
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