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London Transport is ever ready

Poster
1938 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Passenger Transport Board (issued by)
Beck, Richard (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'London Transport is ever ready'; Poster issued by the London Passenger Transport Board advertising various forms of public transport; Colour offset lithograph; Signed and dated '-38'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleLondon Transport is ever ready
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'London Transport is ever ready'; Poster advertising various forms of public transport; Colour offset lithograph; Signed and dated; Designed by Richard Beck; Issued by the London Passenger Transport Board; Great Britain; 1938.
Physical description
'London Transport is ever ready'; Poster issued by the London Passenger Transport Board advertising various forms of public transport; Colour offset lithograph; Signed and dated '-38'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.3cm
  • Width: 63.3cm
Dimensions 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 and dated '-38'.
Subject depicted
Transport
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Other number
3/G8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.279-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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