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Seeing It Through

Poster
1944 (designed), 1944 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Passenger Transport Board (issued by)
Kennington, Eric (artist)
Place of origin
Greater London (issued)

Woman porter on the Underground. One of five colour lithograph posters (from a set of six). Signed and dated 'E. H. K. 44'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Seeing It Through (series title)
  • Woman porter on the Underground
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Woman porter on the Underground. Colour lithograph poster from the series 'Seeing It Through'. Designed by Eric Henri Kennington, R.A. and issued by the London Passenger Transport Board, 1944.
Physical description
Woman porter on the Underground. One of five colour lithograph posters (from a set of six). Signed and dated 'E. H. K. 44'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 67.3cm
  • Width: 104.2cm
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
'E. H. K. 44' (Signed and dated)
Subjects depicted
Transport
Travel
Woman
Porter
Second World War
Associated objects
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
23/G4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5146-1958

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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