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Cecil Walter Bacon
Original Vintage London Underground Poster Home Music Sport Squash Boxing Hockey

1933

About the Item

Original vintage London Transport poster featuring a programme of events from 3 to 9 April - This Week in London Ideal Home Exhibition Olympia Concerts Squash Rackets Boxing Ice Hockey - with the text in the centre and details including the London Underground stations and days and times of a symphony orchestra, piano and violin recital, non-stop concert and music competition festival as well as squash championships and amateur association boxing at the Royal Albert Hall South Kensington, and USA v Canada ice hockey test match at the ice-drome in Hammersmith, with the London Underground roundel logo in the corner and stunning Art Deco images on the side border and below depicting theatre masks with a ballet dancer under stage lights, horse racing and motorcycle racing with a greyhound dog race and spectators, a lady diving and rowers on the River Thames in a boat race, tennis players on a court with a cricket bat, ball and stumps, and people enjoying an art gallery with paintings, sculptures and flowers outside. The British commercial artist and poster designer Cecil Walter Bacon (1905-1992) worked with London Transport from 1932-1935. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London, Dunstable and Watford. Good condition, restored paper loss on bottom right corner, restored tears, restored folds, browning, staining, discolouration from sun damage, backed on linen.
  • Creator:
    Cecil Walter Bacon
  • Creation Year:
    1933
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.97 in (101.5 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good condition, restored paper loss on bottom right corner, restored tears, restored folds, browning, staining, discolouration from sun damage, backed on linen.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU43610529392
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