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At Kew the Londoner has his ideal Eden

Poster
1971 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Board (issued by)
Carlo, Michael (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

'At Kew the Londoner has his ideal Eden'. Poster advertising Kew Gardens. Colour offset lithograph and letterpress. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Transport
Entertainment & Leisure
Gardens & Gardening
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleAt Kew the Londoner has his ideal Eden
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Printing Ink
Colour Offset Lithography
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
'At Kew the Londoner has his ideal Eden'. Poster advertising Kew Gardens. Colour offset lithograph and letterpress. Signed. Design by Michael Carlo. Issued by the London Transport Board, 1971.
Physical description
'At Kew the Londoner has his ideal Eden'. Poster advertising Kew Gardens. Colour offset lithograph and letterpress. Signed.
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
(Signed.)
Place depicted
Kew Gardens
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
8/B8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.397-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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