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Old Noah stocked his sturdy Ark

Poster
1957 (designed), 1957 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Executive (issuer)
Marx, Enid Crystal Dorothy (R.D.I.) (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising Regents Park Zoo and Whipsnade. There is an illustration of animals aboard Noah's Ark, at sea with a rainbow above it, with five paragraphs of text below. Signed and dated 'Enid Marx. 57'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Christianity
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleOld Noah stocked his sturdy Ark
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Old Noah stocked his sturdy Ark'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Regents Park Zoo and Whipsnade. Designed by Enid Marx and issued by the London Transport Executive, 1957.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising Regents Park Zoo and Whipsnade. There is an illustration of animals aboard Noah's Ark, at sea with a rainbow above it, with five paragraphs of text below. Signed and dated 'Enid Marx. 57'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.2cm
  • Width: 31.8cm
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
'Enid Marx. 57' (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given by the London Transport Executive
Subjects depicted
Flood
Noah's Arks
Animals
Elephant
Boat
Noah's Flood
Associated object
E.23286-1957 (Series)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 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
26/D4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.23285-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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