South Kensington London Transport poster
- maker:
- Edward Alexander Wadsworth and Curwen Press
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London Transport Poster by Edward Alexander Wadsworth (1889-1949), 'SOUTH KENSINGTON [...] FOR THE MUSEUMS', one of two lithographs in colours, 1936, printed by Curwen Press, Plaistow, London; backed on linen
In 1936 the London Transport Board (now Transport for London) published two posters designed by Edward Wadsworth (2012-170 and 2012-171) to promote the South Kensington Museum. Wadsworth was inspired by the abstract forms he found within the Science Museum collections, including this late-19th-century plaster model of a cubic surface model of a cubic surface representing an equation.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 2012-171
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and linen (textile)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1008 mm x 627 mm
overall (estimate): 1010 mm x 628 mm
- type:
- poster
- copyright:
- Wadsworth, Edward Alexander
