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Blackpool Gay and Bright, Day and Night

Poster
ca. 1950-1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A colour poster depicting a woman, wearing a red swimsuit and red and white striped hat, laying on a beach with a book. Behind the woman Blackpool Tower is visible beneath a night sky.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBlackpool Gay and Bright, Day and Night (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Poster by Dickens, 'Blackpool Gay and Bright Day and Night', colour lithograph, Great Britain, issued by British Railways, ca. 1950-55
Physical description
A colour poster depicting a woman, wearing a red swimsuit and red and white striped hat, laying on a beach with a book. Behind the woman Blackpool Tower is visible beneath a night sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101cm
  • Width: 126.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions
'Dickens' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1534-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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