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Source: | Leftover London on WordPress.com Just a reference for an unknown poster artist : Ben Nason, referenced in this blog Two of his posters currently for sale in the States for £1000 plus : and deservedly so.
November 2015
Pinterest and Secret Santa
I may be the last in the world but the blog has now found the big P ! See the pinit button by hovering over each picture. (I know… its amazing) In the meantime I have another off beat item for sale today.
John Gilroy, not just the black stuff !
Looking at the era of Bert Thomas and Fougasse, there were a lot of cartoonists in the poster industry for a while both sides of WW2. One such was John Gilroy. Now certain artists are forever associated with one subject : Take Charles Schultz and Snoopy for example. I was under the impression that John …
Cause celebre, First Item for Sale
Its exciting times over here on the blog, I have posted my first item for sale, its the start of a campaign to get a more interactive experience at 365poster Also would like to say that the blog is 100% behind our French counterparts as they attempt to overcome the aftermath of last Friday’s horrible …
Problems of plastic
I referred to a Canadian Railways poster recently and the more eagle eyed of you may have noticed it being removed from Ebay as well The reason : plastic coating I had the same problem on an Austin Cooper a few months ago, in that case the plastic was stuck down rather firmly. It was …
Let’s get personal (just for a moment)
So the blog has been running for 3 and a half months and it’s going well So first of all thanks for the support !! I have also included a profile pic, My enthusiasm is not waning, in fact I keep coming across more and more things to feature. It is a never ending subject …
Inappropriate advertising
My Sunday paper had a section on this, most of them are unpublishable here. However this one certainly hit the mark for pure 1950s sexism I think she would be happier without me if I went there …..
A browse through the Auctions
I’ll keep this brief, could literally be on this for days. The catalogues tell a lot of the story and Swann’s in particular is a site to behold (get it). View it in 3D mode. It starts with some absolutely breathtaking Indian posters, one from our friend Austin Cooper, having been to the Sub Continent …
Mr Versatile : Fred Taylor part 1
Whilst Broders, Purvis and Newbould may take the artistic plaudits, Fred Taylor is not far behind. In terms of output though Newbould was prolific, Taylors output is super human. Brief Bio from LT website Fred Taylor was one of Britain’s foremost poster artists from 1908 to the 1940s. Able to turn his hand to most …
American and Canadian Railways
As much as we love our nostalgic railwayana in the UK, Our cousins from Across the Pond deserve an honorable mention ! I discovered this gem recently If this doesn’t cover all bases, I don’t know what does ! Canada has its own share of classics, this one for sale on Ebay right now. This …