"Brimham Rock, Yorkshire"
Poster
1938 (made)
1938 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Shell Oil launched one of its most successful ad campaigns, "Visit Britain", during the 1930s. This poster is from that series. The goal of these advertisements was to promote driving as a leisure pursuit which allowed drivers to sightsee around the British Isles while enjoying a drive - and by extension, filling their gas tanks with Shell brand petrol. Graham Sutherland's abstracted interpretation of Brimham Rock in Yorkshire is similar in style to surrealist landscapes of the period.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | "Brimham Rock, Yorkshire" |
| Materials and techniques | colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Shell poster by Graham Sutherland. UK, 1938. |
| Physical description | Shell poster by Graham Sutherland. UK, 1938. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "To visit Britain's landmarks you can surf the shell". |
| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Shell Oil launched one of its most successful ad campaigns, "Visit Britain", during the 1930s. This poster is from that series. The goal of these advertisements was to promote driving as a leisure pursuit which allowed drivers to sightsee around the British Isles while enjoying a drive - and by extension, filling their gas tanks with Shell brand petrol. Graham Sutherland's abstracted interpretation of Brimham Rock in Yorkshire is similar in style to surrealist landscapes of the period. |
| Other number | LS.2284 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1648-2004 |
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| Record created | April 14, 2005 |
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