Skegness is So Bracing

Made:
1956
maker:
Kenneth Steel
and
British Railways, Eastern Region
Skegness is So Bracing (painting; watercolour; poster artwork)

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Painting, watercolour, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Eastern Region), 'Skegness is So Bracing' by Kenneth Steel, 1956. Depicts a view looking down on Skegness, with the Embassy ballroom and a funfair in the foreground, and the seafront and pier beyond. Inset in the sky at top right is the Jolly Fisherman created by poster artist John Hassall.The title is at the base of the painting, which is signed by the artist at bottom right.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1978-1549
Materials:
watercolour
Measurements:
40 x 25 in.; 1016 x 635 mm
type:
painting, watercolour and poster artwork