London Underground Diary 2012 |
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| Editor:
| Frances Lincoln Editors, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7112-3211-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Publisher: | Rough Guides, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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London Underground is renowned for its poster archive and the Tube has become 'London's longest art gallery'. Historically these eye-catching posters enticed prospective travellers indirectly by focusing on the destination rather than the mode of travel and as the Underground expanded so did its potential destinations - from the inner city, through suburbia and beyond to the rolling countryside. The
London Underground Diary 2012 focuses on posters from the 1930s - these are...
More DescriptionLondon Underground is renowned for its poster archive and the Tube has become 'London's longest art gallery'. Historically these eye-catching posters enticed prospective travellers indirectly by focusing on the destination rather than the mode of travel and as the Underground expanded so did its potential destinations - from the inner city, through suburbia and beyond to the rolling countryside. The London Underground Diary 2012 focuses on posters from the 1930s - these are bolder, brighter and more adventurous than those of the 1920s and their imagery varies from traditional naturalistic scenes to more radical geometric and even abstract interpretations of a subject.
As well as Tube facts and trivia, the London Underground Diary 2012 features posters by designers including Dora M. Batty, Charles Pears, Herry Perry, Zero and Man Ray.