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Brighter London. For Theatreland Travel by Underground

Poster
1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the London Underground. It depicts Leicester Square at night, with buildings, including the Hippodrome and the Hotel Cavour, and neon advertising signs seen through silhouetted trees.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBrighter London. For Theatreland Travel by Underground
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
'Brighter London. For Theatreland Travel by Underground', colour lithograph poster, Harold Sandys Williamson, 1924
Physical description
Poster advertising the London Underground. It depicts Leicester Square at night, with buildings, including the Hippodrome and the Hotel Cavour, and neon advertising signs seen through silhouetted trees.
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
H. S. Williamson. 1924. (signed)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London
Subject depicted
Places 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.10-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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