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The Student travels Underground

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

Colour lithograph poster advertising reduced London Underground season ticket rates for students, showing a young man wearing a pale-brown jacket, walking with his hands in his pockets.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Student travels Underground
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'The Student travels Underground'. Colour lithograph poster showing a young man walking with his hands in his pockets. Designed by Charles Pears and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., ca.1930.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising reduced London Underground season ticket rates for students, showing a young man wearing a pale-brown jacket, walking with his hands in his pockets.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.8cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
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
  • 'Chas. Pears.' (Signed)
  • 'Drawn on five stones by Chas. Pears, R.O.I.' (Lettered)
  • 'The Student / travels UNDERGROUND / Reduced Season Ticket Rates / for Students' (Lettered below the image.)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.2854-1930 (Series)
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
30/A7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.2853-1930

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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