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The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London
Rex Whistler, born 1905 - died 1944 - Enlarge image
The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London
- Object:
Print
- Date:
1936 (designed)
- Artist/Maker:
Rex Whistler, born 1905 - died 1944 (designed by)
- Materials and Techniques:
Colour offset print and letterpress mounted on card
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Hubert P. Vitti
- Museum number:
E.997-1970
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2B, shelf SH70, box GG68G
Physical description
The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London. A calendar for 1936, issued by The Financial News, 20 Bishopsgate, London EC2. The design represents a map of the City in which the various markets of the Stock Exchange are humorously symbolised, surrounded by the allegorical figures of Mercury, Ceres, King Midas and Dame Fortune, with a numbered index contained in a rococo cartouche and a fanciful coat-of-arms, all within a classical border. Mounted on card with two eyelet-holes threaded with red cord. Signed and dated by the artist.
Date
1936 (designed)
Artist/maker
Rex Whistler, born 1905 - died 1944 (designed by)
Materials and Techniques
Colour offset print and letterpress mounted on card
Marks and inscriptions
'Rex Whistler 1936'
Dimensions
Height: 48.9 cm, Width: 28.9 cm
Object history note
The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London. A calendar for 1936, issued by The Financial News, 20 Bishopsgate, London EC2. The design represents a map of the City in which the various markets of the Stock Exchange are humorously symbolised, surrounded by the allegorical figures of Mercury, Ceres, King Midas and Dame Fortune, with a numbered index contained in a rococo cartouche and a fanciful coat-of-arms, all within a classical border. Mounted on card with two eyelet-holes threaded with red cord.
Descriptive line
Calendar for 1936 in the form of a map of the London Stock Exchange, designed by Rex Whistler and issued by The Financial News, London. Mounted on card and threaded with cord.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Whistler, Laurence and Ronald Fuller. The work of Rex Whistler. London: Batsford, 1960. 122 p. illus.
Materials
Paper; Printing ink; Card; Cord
Techniques
Letterpress; Colour offset
Subjects depicted
Mercury; Maps; Allegory; Ceres; Time; Fortune; City of London; Calendars; Midas
Categories
Prints; Maps
Collection code
PDP
