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Goodbye England! La Belle France!
Johnson, Andrew, born 1893 - died 1973 - Enlarge image
Goodbye England! La Belle France!
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (issued)
- Date:
1930 (issued)
- Artist/Maker:
Johnson, Andrew, born 1893 - died 1973 (artist)
Southern Railway (issuer)
Sanders Philips, The Baynard Press (printers) - Materials and Techniques:
Colour lithography
- Museum number:
E.358-1931
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case Y, shelf 68, box 46
Physical description
'Goodbye England! La Belle France!'. Colour lithograph railway poster advertising ferry travel. The design shows a fashionable couple standing on the upper-deck of a ferry waving a farewell. The woman has a bob haircut and is wearing a striking red coat. The man is wearing a blue coat and red tie.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (issued)
Date
1930 (issued)
Artist/maker
Johnson, Andrew, born 1893 - died 1973 (artist)
Southern Railway (issuer)
Sanders Philips, The Baynard Press (printers)
Materials and Techniques
Colour lithography
Marks and inscriptions
'ANDREW JOHNSON'
Top-right corner.
'Sanders Phillips & Co., Ltd., THE BAYNARD PRESS, Chryssell Road, S.W.9'
Bottom-right corner.
'SOUTHERN RAILWAY ADVERTISING'
Bottom-left corner.
'Goodbye England! La Belle France! / Short Sea Routes to the Continent by / SOUTHERN RAILWAY / GUIDE BOOKS & TIME-TABLES FROM CHIEF S.R. STATIONS'
Text of design.
Dimensions
Height: 101.5 cm, Width: 62.5 cm
Descriptive line
'Goodbye England! La Belle France!'. Colour lithograph railway poster advertising ferry travel. Designed by Andrew Johnson. Printed by The Baynard Press. Issued by the Southern Railway, Great Britain, 1930.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
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
Materials
Printing ink
Techniques
Colour lithography
Subjects depicted
Man; Stole; Woman; Travel; Ferry
Categories
Prints; Advertising; Transport; Fashion; Posters
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
