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The Tate Gallery by Tube

Poster
1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A poster depicting the tube map represented through different coloured paints from a tube. The Victoria Line is in the process of being drawn by a tube of paint upon which the London Underground sign is depicted containing the word 'PIMLICO'.

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Tate Gallery by Tube (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
Poster designed by David Booth for the Fine White Line design company, 'The Tate Gallery by Tube', issued by London Underground, colour offset lithograph, London, 1987
Physical description
A poster depicting the tube map represented through different coloured paints from a tube. The Victoria Line is in the process of being drawn by a tube of paint upon which the London Underground sign is depicted containing the word 'PIMLICO'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.1cm
  • Width: 60.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Accession number
E.315-1994

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
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