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The Museums

Poster
1949 (issued), 1949 (designed)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Executive (issuer)
Gilbert, Anthony (Allen) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The Museums'. Colour lithograph poster (text). Signed and dated '1949'.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Transport
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Museums
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The Museums'. Colour lithograph poster (text). No. 1 in the series 'Enjoy Your London'. Designed by Anthony Gilbert. Issued by the London Transport Executive. England. 1949.
Physical description
'The Museums'. Colour lithograph poster (text). Signed and dated '1949'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.6cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Dimensions 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


Note
Signed and dated '1949'.
Object history
This poster is No. 1 in the series Enjoy Your London.
Subject depicted
Museums
Place depicted
London
Associated object
E.252-1949 (Set)
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1949, London: HMSO, 1961.
Other number
15/D7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.252A-1949

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O597970/the-museums-poster-gilbert-anthony-allen/
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