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Extra Special

Poster
ca.1939 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Public Relations Department, Welwyn Garden City (issuer)
Paine, Charles (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster with a central image is a stylised depiction of the lower arms and legs of a man running with three large white envelopes in his hands. Above the image 'EXTRA' is lettered in large red letters, with 'SPECIAL' lettered in black below the image.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleExtra Special
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Extra Special'. Colour lithograph poster with a central image depicting a man running with envelopes in his hands. Designed by Charles Paine and issued by the Public Relations Department, Welwyn Garden City, Great Britain, ca.1939.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster with a central image is a stylised depiction of the lower arms and legs of a man running with three large white envelopes in his hands. Above the image 'EXTRA' is lettered in large red letters, with 'SPECIAL' lettered in black below the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 50.5cm
Measurements 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
  • 'CHARLES PAINE / WELWYN' (Lettered in cream, on a diagonal, at the bottom of the central image.)
  • 'Issued by the Public Relations Department, Welwyn Garden City Limited' (Printed in italics along the bottom of the design.)
  • 'PRINTED BY THE ALCUIN PRESS LTD., WELWYN GARDEN CITY' (Printed in black in the bottom-right corner of the sheet.)
  • 'EXTRA' (Lettered in red, as part of the design, across the top of the sheet.)
  • 'SPECIAL' (Lettered in black, as part of the design, below the central image.)
Credit line
Given by J. W. F. Morton Esq.
Subjects depicted
Housing
Envelopes
Running
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
29/F3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1374-1976

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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