Suspended loads - stand from under
Poster
ca.1940s (made)
ca.1940s (made)
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Poster encouraging safety at work depicting the shadowy figure of a man below a suspended crate. The man, with arms outstretched, casts a long shadow across the floor, and the crate above him is tied with rope, and suspended from an unseen point. The whole poster is printed in grey and brown. Towards the top of the image, printed in white and brown letters, on the side of the crate, is the slogan, ‘Suspended loads’, and under the image, 'stand from under’. The artist has signed himself, 'Eckersley' at the bottom of the image. The poster is tall and narrow.
Object details
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Title | Suspended loads - stand from under (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | Safety at work poster produced by RoSPA, designed by Tom Eckersley, and printed by Loxley Bros. Ltd, United Kingdom, 1940s |
Physical description | Poster encouraging safety at work depicting the shadowy figure of a man below a suspended crate. The man, with arms outstretched, casts a long shadow across the floor, and the crate above him is tied with rope, and suspended from an unseen point. The whole poster is printed in grey and brown. Towards the top of the image, printed in white and brown letters, on the side of the crate, is the slogan, ‘Suspended loads’, and under the image, 'stand from under’. The artist has signed himself, 'Eckersley' at the bottom of the image. The poster is tall and narrow. |
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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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Other number | LS.1993 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.1877-2004 |
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Record created | May 3, 2006 |
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