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Harry Beck
Quad Foolscap Poster with Shepherd Border, 1946
27 x 34 in
69 x 86 cm
69 x 86 cm
LDN7207
£ 6,500 (framed)
Harry Beck, Quad Foolscap Poster with Shepherd Border, 1946
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A rare 1946 Underground map poster, designed by Harry Beck, but with a colourful pennant border by Charles Shepherd. This is the only example of Beck’s map to feature the...
A rare 1946 Underground map poster, designed by Harry Beck, but with a colourful pennant border by Charles Shepherd. This is the only example of Beck’s map to feature the Shepherd border. Though disparaged by some at the time, the border adds a vibrant, celebratory air to the map – appropriate given the nation’s postwar mood. Another fascinating addition is the ‘London’s Underground’ title at the top of the map. This is a direct copy of the title used by MacDonald Gill on his 1922 Tube Map, suggesting Beck and Shepherd may have been inspired by Gill.
Printed colour. Laid down on archival linen. Framed. [LDN7207]
Printed colour. Laid down on archival linen. Framed. [LDN7207]
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