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Central Line Extensions

Poster
1948 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Executive (issuer)
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

'Central Line Extensions'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleCentral Line Extensions
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph print
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Central Line Extensions'. Colour lithograph poster. Design by Tom Eckersley (OBE). Issued by the London Transport Executive. 1948.
Physical description
'Central Line Extensions'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
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
(Signed.)
Credit line
Given by the London Transport Executive
Subject depicted
Transport
Bibliographic reference
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
11/E8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3059-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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