Posters at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Poster
1931 (printed)
1931 (printed)
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A poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London to advertise the exhibition at the V&A in 1931. This strongly stylised poster representing Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, was particularly applicable to an exhibition of posters (themselves a form of communication). Austin Cooper, a poster designer and teacher, was considered one of the 'big five' along with Tom Purvis, Fred Taylor, Frank Mason and Frank Newbould during the 1920s and 1930s. This was one of 54 posters he created for London Underground.
Object details
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| Title | Posters at the Victoria and Albert Museum (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | 'Posters'. Colour lithograph poster advertising an exhibition of posters held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 23 June - 30 September 1931. A strongly stylised design representing Mercury, the winged messenger. Design by Austin Cooper. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. 1931. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster with a strongly stylised design representing Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. Signed. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London Ltd. Reproduced courtesy of the London Transport Museum |
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| Summary | A poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London to advertise the exhibition at the V&A in 1931. This strongly stylised poster representing Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, was particularly applicable to an exhibition of posters (themselves a form of communication). Austin Cooper, a poster designer and teacher, was considered one of the 'big five' along with Tom Purvis, Fred Taylor, Frank Mason and Frank Newbould during the 1920s and 1930s. This was one of 54 posters he created for London Underground. |
| 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 | 9/B4 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.1837-1931 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2003 |
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