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The Conquest of Everest

Poster
1953 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Boswell, James (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The Conquest of Everest'; Poster advertising the film of the 1953 expedition with Hunt, Hillary, and Tensing, made by Countryman Films, a Group 3 production; Colour lithograph; Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Conquest of Everest
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The Conquest of Everest'; Poster advertising the film of the 1953 expedition with Hunt, Hillary, and Tensing, made by Countryman Films, a Group 3 production; Colour lithograph; Signed; Design by James Boswell; Great Britain; 1953.
Physical description
'The Conquest of Everest'; Poster advertising the film of the 1953 expedition with Hunt, Hillary, and Tensing, made by Countryman Films, a Group 3 production; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72cm
  • Width: 96cm
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
Signed.
Credit line
Given by Ruth Boswell
Subjects depicted
Cinema
1953 Everest Expedition
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • The following reference is from the official website of the estate of James Boswell (jboswell.org.uk): 'In 1953 Everest was conquered and Countryman Films produced a film for general release. Boswell did a great deal of work for Countryman and he himself appeared in the film, as the hand that drew all the maps and plans.'
Other number
4/F9 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.726-1982

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O548129/the-conquest-of-everest-poster-boswell-james/
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