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Song to the Evening Star

Poster
1917 (designed), 1917 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by)
Jackson, Francis Ernest (artist)
Campbell, Thomas (poet)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

'Song to the Evening Star'. Colour lithograph poster, lettered with the poem Song to the Evening Star by Thomas Campbell.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleSong to the Evening Star
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Song to the Evening Star'. Colour lithograph poster, lettered with the poem by Thomas Campbell. Design by Francis Ernest Jackson. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. and sent out to the troops abroad during the First World War. Great Britain, 1917.
Physical description
'Song to the Evening Star'. Colour lithograph poster, lettered with the poem Song to the Evening Star by Thomas Campbell.
Dimensions
  • Height: 99.5cm
  • Width: 62.2cm
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
Signed and dated '17'.
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. (UERL)
Object history
This poster was sent out to the troops abroad during the First World War as a 'reminder of home'.
Subject depicted
Poetry
Association
First World War
Literary referenceThe poem <i>Song to the Evening Star</i> by Thomas Campbell.
Associated objects
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
20/D10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2101-1917

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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