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Norway: the Cradle of Skiing

Poster
1951 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour poster, lettered and illustrated with a baby in a cradle, holding ski poles in one hand and skis in the other; in the distance are mountains.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNorway: the Cradle of Skiing (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour process engraving
Brief description
Knut Yran. 'Norway: the Cradle of Skiing'. Poster issued by the Norwegian Travel Association, 1951.
Physical description
Colour poster, lettered and illustrated with a baby in a cradle, holding ski poles in one hand and skis in the other; in the distance are mountains.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 100cm
  • Sheet width: 61.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Content description
A baby in a cradle holding ski poles and skis; mountains in distance.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Norway The Cradle of Skiing / Norway Travel Association Printed in Norway 1951 Offset by Grøndahl & Søn Norwegian State Railways' (Lettered)
  • 'Knut Yran' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by the Editor of Modern Publicity
Object history
This poster was reproduced on p.46 of Modern Publicity 1952-1953, The Studio Publications, 1952
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Accession number
E.1888-1952

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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