Seeing It Through

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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'.

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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	E.5143-1958 (Set) E.5144-1958 (Set) E.5145-1958 (Set) E.5147-1958 (Set)
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 created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O585484/seeing-it-through-poster-kennington-eric/

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