Those amazing guys at Art on the Underground have done it again ! What a character and what a story ! This is what their website has to say For the second edition of the Night Tube pocket map Art on the Underground have commissioned London-based Filipino artist Pio Abad to create a new work …
I mentioned before about the revamp of the 1930s block technique for the modern age. There have been one or two notable efforts for London Underground and Virgin Trains Artist Nicky Thompson has now gone one better : and got himself a commission for 14 railway and town themed posters for the North West of …
Today in History: Ludwig Hohlwein born in 1874 The famous German poster artist was born 143 years ago today. Hohlwein was a trained and practicing architect. He moved to Munich in 1906 where he started to focus his talents on poster design. A self-taught graphic artist and influenced by the work of the Beggarstaff Brothers, […] …
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I found this advice on line and thought I’d share it, Clean with a good quality eraser and then with a damp cotton ball to remove surface grime from the front. Immerse the whole piece is cold water to float off the surface print to separate it from its acidic backing. If there is no …
I have only ever owned one theare poster. A rather funky Gospel number since you ask. It seems all the good ones come from the 70s. Something was in the water and this duo were drinking the kool aid. Among the mid 70s canon of outstanding posters for the Nationa Theatre is this foxy number …
Both these posters are currently on Ebay The question : do you prefer a rough original or a glossy copy with some provenance ?
A recent tweet got me thinking about this image : I could have sworn it was Kauffer but in fact its Carlu I found this information on the tremendously informative Cooper Hewitt site This is a poster. It was designed by Jean Carlu and printed by U. S. Government Printing Office and published by Office of Emergency Management. It is dated 1942. Its medium …
I did a blog on the amazing 1960s Air India series featuring the cheeky little Maharaja some time ago. For some reason I didn’t focus on the artist, what an interesting discovery ! Jean-Thomas “Tomi” Ungerer (born 28 November 1931)[1] is a French illustrator and a writer in three languages. He has published over 140 books ranging from much …
The start of the school holidays : a great time to be alive. The intention of this blog was to show the Railway posters of the time and compare with the current reality. What i uncovered was a little out of the ordinary Now that’s what I call a diving board! The Lido: branded …
