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These Men Use Shell

Poster
1938 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issued by)
Brinkworth, Ian (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

'These Men [Firemen] Use Shell'; Poster issued by Shell-Mex and B.P.Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThese Men Use Shell (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'These Men [Firemen] Use Shell'; Poster; Colour lithograph; Signed; By Ian Brinkworth; Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P.Ltd.; Great Britain; 1938.
Physical description
'These Men [Firemen] Use Shell'; Poster issued by Shell-Mex and B.P.Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.8cm
  • Width: 113.7cm
Dimensions taken from: 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
Credit line
Given by Messrs. Shell Mex, Ltd.
Subject depicted
Firemen
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
Other number
6/D11 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2633-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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