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Bedford

Poster
1953 (issued), 1953 (designed)
Artist/Maker
London Midland Region, British Railways (issuer)
Lee, Kerry (artist)
Place of origin
England (issued)

'Bedford'. One of a set of six colour lithograph posters advertising the towns and cities of: Bedford, Carlisle, Chester, Nottingham, Londonderry and Dublin. Signed 'Kerry Lee'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Transport
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleBedford
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Bedford'. One of a set of six colour lithograph posters advertising various towns and cities. Designed by Kerry Lee and issued by the London Midland Region, British Railways, 1953.
Physical description
'Bedford'. One of a set of six colour lithograph posters advertising the towns and cities of: Bedford, Carlisle, Chester, Nottingham, Londonderry and Dublin. Signed 'Kerry Lee'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.6cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
'Kerry Lee' (Signed and dated)
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 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
24/F10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1511-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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