Orient Line to Australia
Poster
ca.1952 (issued)
ca.1952 (issued)
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This is a poster advertising Orient Line passenger cruises. The Orient Line had established a high reputation for design in the 1930s. It continued to use leading designers to work on its ship interiors and its advertising. Abram Games (1914-1996) was a freelance designer who had established his reputation during the Second World War. He produced a prolific number of posters between the 1930s and 1960s. This almost Surrealist example integrates image and lettering. It illustrates his personal precept ‘maximum meaning, minimum means’.
Object details
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| Title | Orient Line to Australia (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Orient Line to Australia'. Poster showing an aerial view of a sun lounger on the deck of a ship. Colour lithograph designed by Abram Games, issued by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, Great Britain. ca.1951. |
| Physical description | Colour poster showing an aerial view of a sun lounger on the deck of a ship. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
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| Summary | This is a poster advertising Orient Line passenger cruises. The Orient Line had established a high reputation for design in the 1930s. It continued to use leading designers to work on its ship interiors and its advertising. Abram Games (1914-1996) was a freelance designer who had established his reputation during the Second World War. He produced a prolific number of posters between the 1930s and 1960s. This almost Surrealist example integrates image and lettering. It illustrates his personal precept ‘maximum meaning, minimum means’. |
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| Other number | 14/D3 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.197-1952 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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