The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden Piazza, London, is celebrating poster design for London Underground with an exhibition showcasing 150 of “London’s Underground’s Greatest Designs”. The posters were selected from the Museum’s archive of over 3,300 Underground posters. The exhibition opened in February and runs until 27 October 2013 ltmuseum.co.uk
I thought I’d take a broader look at some
London Transport posters generally.
This is part 1 of a 2-part post on London Transport posters:
This is part 1 of a 2-part post on London Transport posters:
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| 1910 John Henry Lloyd Too much of a Good Thing |
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| 1911 Alfred France This Way for All |
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| 1912 Unknown Temperature |
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| 1913 Unknown The Popular Service Suits all Tastes |
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| 1914 Fred Taylor Chigwell |
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| 1915 Alfred Leete Speed |
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| 1915 Edward McKnight Kauffer In Watford |
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| 1915 Edward McKnight Kauffer Oxhey Woods |
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| 1915 Maxwell Ashby Armfield By Underground to Fresh Air |
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| 1916 F. Gregory Brown St. Albans Route |
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| 1916 F. Gregory Brown Waltham Abbey by Tram |
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| 1918 Fred Taylor London Memories - Hampstead |
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| 1920 1922 Edward McKnight Kauffer Hainult Forest by Motor Bus |
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| 1920 Edward McKnight Kauffer Epping Forest by Motor Bus |
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| 1921 Charles Paine For the Zoo |
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| 1921 Charles Paine Uxbridge |
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| 1921 Edward McKnight Kauffer Winter Sales are best reached by Underground |
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| 1922 Edward McKnight Kauffer Winter Sales are best reached by Underground |
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| 1923 Edward McKnight Kauffer Reigate Priory Park by Motor Bus |
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| 1924 Charles Shepard Figures for 1923 |
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| 1924 Edward McKnight Kauffer Winter Sales are best reached by Underground |
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| 1924 Edward McKnight Kauffer Near Waltham Cross by Tram |
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| 1924 Horace Taylor Brightest London and Home by Underground |
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| 1924 Horace Taylor Brightest London is Best Reached by Underground |
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| 1924 Irene Fawkes The Problem of the Underground |
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| 1925 Frederick Charles Herrick The Lap of Luxury |
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| 1926 Dora M Batty There is Still the Country |
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| 1926 Frederick Charles Herrick It is Cooler Below |
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| 1926 Horace Taylor To Summer Sales by Underground |
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| 1927 Alfred Leete The Lure of the Underground |
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| 1927 Alfred Leete The Quickest Way to the Dogs! |
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| 1927 Frederick Charles Herrick It is Warmer Below |
I think London Underground poster art is on a par with some of the best (such as Mucha). I have posted on this subject myself (http://todiscoverice.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=london+transport). Looking forward to part two. Incidentally the Kings Head Pub featured in the Chigwell poster is pretty much unchanged
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Thank you, and nice to know some things don't change, especially pubs.
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