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The horse of Selene

Poster
1960 (designed), 1961 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Executive (issuer)
Keely, Pat (Patrick Cokayne) (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the 'Elgin Marbles') at the British Museum. Signed and dated 'Pat Keely 60'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe horse of Selene (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The horse of Selene', a colour lithograph poster advertising the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the 'Elgin Marbles') at the British Museum. Designed by Pat (Patrick Cokayne) Keely and issued by the London Transport Executive in 1961.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the 'Elgin Marbles') at the British Museum. Signed and dated 'Pat Keely 60'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 97.8cm
  • Width: 60cm
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
'Pat Keely 60' (Signed and dated)
Subjects depicted
Horse
Sculpture
Parthenon Marbles
Place depicted
British Museum
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
  • 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
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.273-1961

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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