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Travel in rail comfort...

Poster
1956 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Midland Region, British Railways (issuer)
Karo (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Travel in rail comfort...' Colour lithograph poster issued by London Midland Region, British Railways.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleTravel in rail comfort... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Travel in rail comfort...' Colour lithograph poster designed by 'Karo' (pseudonym of George Brzezinski). Issued by London Midland Region, British Railways, Great Britain, 1956.
Physical description
'Travel in rail comfort...' Colour lithograph poster issued by London Midland Region, British Railways.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.6cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
'Karo' (Signed.)
Subject depicted
Travel
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
  • 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
20/G10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.442-1956

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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