The South Coast Is The Sunny Coast thumbnail 1
Request to view

This object can be requested via email from the Prints & Drawings Study Room

Image of Gallery in South Kensington

The South Coast Is The Sunny Coast

Poster
1933 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Southern Railway (issuer)
Baynard Press (printers)
Johnson, Andrew (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The South Coast Is The Sunny Coast'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the Southern Railway. The design shows two women; one standing wearing a one-piece swimming costume and cap, her arms raised; the other seated, wearing a pink and black bonnet, with a white towel draped in the foreground.

Delve deeper

Discover more about this object
read Selling the seaside – British holiday posters For over a century, we've flocked to the coast in search of sun, sand and sea – the essential ingredients for a summer holiday. Explore the pleasures and pastimes of the British seaside through these classic posters, charting the history of holidays at home.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe South Coast Is The Sunny Coast
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Paper
Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The South Coast Is The Sunny Coast'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Andrew Johnson and issued by the Southern Railway, Great Britain, 1933.
Physical description
'The South Coast Is The Sunny Coast'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the Southern Railway. The design shows two women; one standing wearing a one-piece swimming costume and cap, her arms raised; the other seated, wearing a pink and black bonnet, with a white towel draped in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.2cm
  • Width: 124.6cm
  • Sheet height: 1260mm
  • Sheet width: 1007mm
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
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Subjects depicted
Summer
Travel
Holiday
Girl
Swimmer
Swimsuit
Towel
Bibliographic reference
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
Other number
20/F3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.197-1935

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023402/the-south-coast-is-the-poster-johnson-andrew/
Download as: JSON