Chester

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Artist/Maker	London Midland Region, British Railways (issuer) Lee, Kerry (artist)
Place of origin	England (issued)

'Chester'. One of a set of six colour lithograph posters advertising the towns and cities of: Bedford, Carlisle, Chester, Nottingham, Londonderry and Dublin. Signed 'Kerry Lee'.

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Categories	Prints Transport Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Chester
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Chester'. One of a set of six colour lithograph posters advertising various towns and cities. Designed by Kerry Lee and issued by the London Midland Region, British Railways, 1953.
Physical description	'Chester'. One of a set of six colour lithograph posters advertising the towns and cities of: Bedford, Carlisle, Chester, Nottingham, Londonderry and Dublin. Signed 'Kerry Lee'.
Dimensions	Height: 101.6cm Width: 63.5cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions	'Kerry Lee' (Signed and dated)
Associated objects	E.1511-1954 (Set) E.1512-1954 (Set) E.1514-1954 (Set) E.1515-1954 (Set) E.1516-1954 (Set)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963 Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number	24/F12 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1513-1954

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O585971/chester-poster-lee-kerry/

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