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Southport

Poster
ca.1930 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular landscape layout colour lithograph poster showing young twenty-somethings by the edge of a swimming pool. In the foreground, a woman in a pair of tight blue shorts and a sleeveless white top (one strap of which is hanging off her shoulder) has her arms held out behind her, as a man is putting a gown on her. A girl in a red swimming costume and cap is chasing after a red ball; another woman in a yellow and blue outfit is walking along with a parasol; another man and woman are sat talking; crowds of people are in the background and a pavilion.
Signed 'F.Matania'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSouthport (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Southport'. Colour lithograph poster depicting young people by an outdoor swimming pool, with a pavilion visible in the background. Designed by Fortunino Matania and issued by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, ca.1930.
Physical description
Rectangular landscape layout colour lithograph poster showing young twenty-somethings by the edge of a swimming pool. In the foreground, a woman in a pair of tight blue shorts and a sleeveless white top (one strap of which is hanging off her shoulder) has her arms held out behind her, as a man is putting a gown on her. A girl in a red swimming costume and cap is chasing after a red ball; another woman in a yellow and blue outfit is walking along with a parasol; another man and woman are sat talking; crowds of people are in the background and a pavilion.
Signed 'F.Matania'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.2cm
  • Width: 124.6cm
  • Sheet height: 1260mm
  • Sheet width: 1007mm
Measurements 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
'F.Matania' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
  • 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
26/F4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.189-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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