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Poster

1959 (designed), 1959 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Executive (issuer)
John Farleigh (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Offset lithograph poster advertising the Big Ben Exhibition in the Jewel Tower of the Palace of Westminster. Signed and dated John Farleigh 59.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Offset lithography
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Offset lithograph poster advertising the Big Ben Exhibition in the Jewel Tower of the Palace of Westminster. Designed by John Frederick William Charles Farleigh. Issued by the London Transport Executive. England. 1959.
Physical description
Offset lithograph poster advertising the Big Ben Exhibition in the Jewel Tower of the Palace of Westminster. Signed and dated John Farleigh 59.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.6cm
  • Width: 63.2cm
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 59 (Signed and dated.)
Credit line
Given by the London Transport Executive
Subject depicted
Exhibition
Place depicted
Palace of Westminster
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
  • 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/D1 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5100-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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