Chelsea Power House from Meek Street

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Artist/Maker	London Passenger Transport Board (issued by) Walter E. Spradbery (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Colour lithograph poster of Chelsea Power House as seen from Meek Street. Signed and dated 'Walter E. Spradbery 1944'.

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Categories	Prints Transport Posters
Object type	Poster
Titles	Chelsea Power House from Meek Street (generic title) The Proud City (series title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithography Paper Colour Lithography
Brief description	Colour lithograph poster of Chelsea Power House as seen from Meek Street as part of series issued by the London Passenger Transport Board entitled 'The Proud City'. London, 1944.
Physical description	Colour lithograph poster of Chelsea Power House as seen from Meek Street. Signed and dated 'Walter E. Spradbery 1944'.
Dimensions	Average size of sheets height: 40in Average size of sheets width: 25in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions	Signed and dated 'Walter E. Spradbery 1944'.
Credit line	Given by the London Passenger Transport Board
Subjects depicted	Power Station Chimneys
Place depicted	Chelsea
Associated objects	E.18-1946 E.20-1946 E.21-1946 E.22-1946 E.23-1946 (Series)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.19-1946

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O607942/chelsea-power-house-from-meek-poster-walter-e-spradbery/

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