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Keep Death off the Road

Poster
1946 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Ministry of Transport (issuer)
St Michael's Press Ltd. (printer)
Little, William (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Keep Death off the Road. Carelessness Kills'. Colour lithograph safety poster showing the head and shoulders of a widow dressed in black mourning wear.

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Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleKeep Death off the Road
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Keep Death off the Road'. Colour lithograph poster designed by William Little and issued by the Ministry of Transport, Great Britain, 1946.
Physical description
'Keep Death off the Road. Carelessness Kills'. Colour lithograph safety poster showing the head and shoulders of a widow dressed in black mourning wear.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.4cm
  • Width: 50.6cm
Measurements 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
  • 'KEEP DEATH/ OFF THE ROADS / CARELESSNESS KILLS' (Text of design.)
  • 'ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.' (Lettered bottom-left corner of sheet.)
  • 'PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY ST MICHAELS PRESS LTD LONDON. 51-2197.' (Lettered bottom-right corner of sheet.)
Subjects depicted
Death
Safety
Widow
Mourning
Woman
Hat
Veil
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
25/D10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.527-1985

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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