Beach/Ocean/Islands

by Tom Purvis

Enlarge East Coast LNER poster 1930s.by Tom Purvis SKU: (0001-3238)

East Coast LNER poster 1930s.

Size	Price	Select
9x12	$17.99
18x24	$49.99
24x36	$79.99
32x44	$139.99
44x60	$219.99

Size	Price	Select
9x12	$52.50
18x24	$105.00
24x36	$150.00
32x44	$199.88
44x60	$299.52

Artist: Tom Purvis

Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to the East Coast of England. The poster sows two women sitting under a large red beach umbrella. Artwork by Tom Purvis (1888-1957), who rallied for the professionalisation of commercial art. In 1930 he was one of the group of artists who founded the Society of Industrial Artists, which campaigned for improved standards of training for commercial artists in order to broaden their scope of employment. He became one of the first Royal Designers for Industry in 1936.

SKU: (0001-3238)

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