People
Print
1947 (printed and published)
1947 (printed and published)
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| Place of origin |
This print was one of a series of 16 published by the catering company J. Lyons & Co Ltd. Originally intended to decorate Lyons' tea-shops, they were soon in demand by people keen to enliven the post-war dreariness of their own homes. Lyons subsequently reprinted and sold them to the public. Like other artists in the scheme, Freedman was a popular contemporary artist and gifted illustrator. This image is a typical example of his sensitivity to his subject-matter and the medium. He helped pioneer a revival of colour lithography, which became popular with companies such as Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, the General Post Office and the BBC for their advertising campaigns in the 1930s and 1940s.
Object details
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| Title | People (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'People' by Barnett Freedman |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph on paper. Street scene: on left an elderly man, half length, bearded, wearing bowler hat, carrying violin - looks like street musician; centre: woman in red coat and hat, arm in arm with woman to her rigth in ochre coat with brown trim,; behind them various figures of men and women wearing hats and scarves; in far background more figures |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs J. Lyons & Co Ltd. |
| Production | One of a series of sixteen lithographs by various artists, commissioned and published by the catering company/restaurant chain, J Lyons & Co Ltd., 1947 Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | This print was one of a series of 16 published by the catering company J. Lyons & Co Ltd. Originally intended to decorate Lyons' tea-shops, they were soon in demand by people keen to enliven the post-war dreariness of their own homes. Lyons subsequently reprinted and sold them to the public. Like other artists in the scheme, Freedman was a popular contemporary artist and gifted illustrator. This image is a typical example of his sensitivity to his subject-matter and the medium. He helped pioneer a revival of colour lithography, which became popular with companies such as Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, the General Post Office and the BBC for their advertising campaigns in the 1930s and 1940s. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.235-1948 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2002 |
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