Lincolnshire - see Britain by train
Poster
1961 (made)
1961 (made)
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Tom Eckersley (1914-1977) was an artist and poster designer who produced work for Austin Reed, Shell, London Transport, the Post Office, the Ministry of Food, Radio Times, Gillette, Guinness, ROSPA and British Railways. From c. 1956-1976 he was head of the department of design at the London College of Printing. This design promoting British Rail journeys to Lincolnshire is bold and eye-catching, and plays on the county’s character as flat farming land.
Object details
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| Title | Lincolnshire - see Britain by train (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Lincolnshire - see Britain by train', poster advertising train travel in Britain, designed by Tom Eckersley, printed by Jordison & Co., United Kingdom, 1961 |
| Physical description | 'Lincolnshire - see Britain by train', poster advertising train travel in Britain. A landscape made up of flat green and yellow squares separated by thick dark-green lines, representing farm fields, is depicted, with trees, sheep, and a church on the horizon. At the top of the image, on the left-hand side, against the pale grey-blue sky, printed in dark green letters, is the slogan, 'Lincolnshire - see Britain by train'. The artist's name and the date of the poster, 'Eckersley 61' are printed in the lower left corner. |
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| 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 | Tom Eckersley (1914-1977) was an artist and poster designer who produced work for Austin Reed, Shell, London Transport, the Post Office, the Ministry of Food, Radio Times, Gillette, Guinness, ROSPA and British Railways. From c. 1956-1976 he was head of the department of design at the London College of Printing. This design promoting British Rail journeys to Lincolnshire is bold and eye-catching, and plays on the county’s character as flat farming land. |
| Other number | LS.2008 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1011-2004 |
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| Record created | April 28, 2006 |
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