This colourful 1923 poster, by Charles Shepard, breaks down the year's key transport statistics. Credit: London Transport Museum "Speed" by Alfred Leete dates from 1915, and promotes the dizzying ...
In the film above, curator David Bownes explains how one man – Frank Pick – brought his forward-thinking spirit to London Transport’s design, branding, architecture and roster of freelance artists.
Frank Pick believed that good art could be good for business. During his 32 years as an administrator for London’s public-transport system, from 1908 through 1940, Pick hired some of the period’s most ...
A series of 350 vintage London Transport posters from the 1920s and 1930s, discovered two years ago in a private collection in the West Country, will be auctioned at Bonhams in London in May. The ...
Some of the first graphic art posters displayed on the London Underground in the 1920s and 1930s have gone on show. The posters were created in distinctive Art Deco style at the peak of the design ...
We’re throwing open the doors to our Museum Depot in Acton Town between Thursday 21 April to Sunday 24 April for visitors to discover the art of the poster and explore our world-renowned collection of ...
Keep your eyes peeled for four beautiful new poster designs that will drop one by one across the London Underground network, starting this spring. Eliza Southwood's poster series features Dulwich ...
Foreword: Frank Pick: a personal tribute / Tim O'Toole -- Introduction / David Bownes and Oliver Green -- Timeline -- Pictorial Posters in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century / Catherine ...
This remarkable collection of vintage transport posters offers a glimpse into the history of travelling in London after dark. Eye-catching prints reflect the rise of the West End, encouraging ...