Art for All: British Posters for Transport

by Peyton Skipwith, Michael Twyman, Oliver Green, et al.

Book Overview

A beautifully illustrated survey of British transport poster design from the early 20th century

In 1908 London Underground began a comprehensive publicity program that became one of the most successful, adventurous, and best-sustained promotional operations ever attempted. The posters commissioned not only encouraged travel on the capital's burgeoning public transport system; they also helped to foster a civic identity for metropolitan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300152973
• ISBN13: 9780300152975
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.8" x 12.4"