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Take special care at crossroads. . .

Poster
1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Road safety poster depicting four arrows, two pointing left and two right, intersected by self-coloured lines, and shaped to represent perspectival recession. The uppermost arrow is red, and has the words 'Take special care' printed in white, the second has 'at crossroads', printed in black on a white arrow. The third arrow is yellow and has 'be ready for' in red letters, while the lowermost arrow is black with 'the UNFORESEEN' in yellow letters. A further red line runs parallel to the bottom arrow. The background is grey, fading out towards the bottom, in a mottled effect, to reveal the colour of the paper. The poster is pierced and has a metal washer inserted at each corner for hanging, and is backed onto linen.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTake special care at crossroads. . . (generic title)
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
'Take special care at crossroads. . .', road safety poster, designed by Abram Games for RoSPA, Britain, 1950s
Physical description
Road safety poster depicting four arrows, two pointing left and two right, intersected by self-coloured lines, and shaped to represent perspectival recession. The uppermost arrow is red, and has the words 'Take special care' printed in white, the second has 'at crossroads', printed in black on a white arrow. The third arrow is yellow and has 'be ready for' in red letters, while the lowermost arrow is black with 'the UNFORESEEN' in yellow letters. A further red line runs parallel to the bottom arrow. The background is grey, fading out towards the bottom, in a mottled effect, to reveal the colour of the paper. The poster is pierced and has a metal washer inserted at each corner for hanging, and is backed onto linen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.5cm
  • Width: 49.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Take special care' (Incorporated into image, on red arrow, white letters.)
  • 'at Crossroads' (Incorporated into image, on white arrow, black letters.)
  • 'be ready for ' (Incorporated into image, on yellow arrow, red letters.)
  • 'the UNFORESEEN' (Incorporated into image, on black arrow, yellow letters.)
  • 'A. GAMES' (Artist's signature, yellow, upper left corner)
  • 'HCP. 8. Issued by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Terminal House, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. Printed by LOXLEY BROS. LTD.' (Printing and publishers information, black typeface, lower edge of poster)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends of the V&A by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Other number
LS.2043 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.1884-2004

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Record createdJune 28, 2006
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