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Stand under the portico of the National Gallery ...

Poster
1960 (designed), 1960 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Executive (issuer)
John Farleigh (designer)
Place of origin
London (issued)

'Stand under the portico of the National Gallery... By bus or Underground to Trafalgar Square'. Offset lithograph poster, with letterpress in brown. Signed John Farleigh.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleStand under the portico of the National Gallery ...
Materials and techniques
Offset-lithograph, and letterpress in brown
Offset Lithography
Letterpress
Brief description
'Stand under the portico of the National Gallery ...'. Offset lithograph poster, with letterpress in brown. Designed by John William Frederick Charles Farleigh. Issued by the London Transport Executive. England. 1960.
Physical description
'Stand under the portico of the National Gallery... By bus or Underground to Trafalgar Square'. Offset lithograph poster, with letterpress in brown. Signed John Farleigh.
Dimensions
  • Height: 99.8cm
  • Width: 62.1cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
John Farleigh (Signed.)
Credit line
Given by the London Transport Museum
Subject depicted
Transport
Place depicted
National Gallery
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
12/D4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.682-1987

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Record createdJuly 27, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O45721/stand-under-the-portico-of-poster-john-farleigh/
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