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Brightest London is best reached by Underground

Poster
1924-1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the London Underground, with an image of an escalator filled with smartly-dressed people.

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view Art Deco printmakers The Art Deco design movement touched every creative medium from roughly 1910 to 1940, and prints and posters of the age were no exception. Ultimately about pleasure and modernity, the style widely reflected themes of fast-paced city life and featured bold geometric forms.

Object details

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Object type
TitleBrightest London is best reached by Underground
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
'Brightest London is best reached by Underground', colour lithograph poster, Horace Taylor, Great Britain, circa 1925.
Physical description
Poster advertising the London Underground, with an image of an escalator filled with smartly-dressed people.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40in
  • Width: 25in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Marks and inscriptions
Horace Taylor (signed)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.138-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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