1976 London Transport Poster - 'Ceremonial London' - Tom Eckersley
"Ceremonial London" 1976
Designed by Tom Eckersley. Printed by Walter Brian Ltd for London Transport. Double Royal format - 101 x 63cm. Print Code 376/1415M/4000. Condition: Outstanding near mint condition.
Tom Eckersley (1914 - 1997) was a highly acclaimed commercial designer who was awarded the Royal Designer for Industry in 1963. Eckersley designed posters for London Transport (among other clients) from the 1930s right through to the 1980s with his most recent work consider his strongest.
In 1935, Eckersley and his college friend Eric Lombers were introduced to Frank Pick (London Transport) by their tutor. Their design for a small car panel poster marked the beginning of a long and productive working relationship for the pair, specialising in poster design. Their partnership came to an end at the break out of WW2 during which time Eckersley worked as a cartographer whilst also designing a series of "war effort" posters. After the war, Eckersley continued his work with London Transport alongside esteemed contemporaries such as Abram Games, Austin Cooper and Edward Mcknight Kauffer. It was a golden age of poster design.
In the 1970s, Eckersley began making extensive use of coloured paper cut-outs for his artworks as a wider range of colours became available in the 1970s - a technique used for this famous design.
Eckersley died in 1997, two years after a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication), this was complemented by a written review that credits Eckersley as having transformed graphic design in the UK
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"Ceremonial London" 1976
Designed by Tom Eckersley. Printed by Walter Brian Ltd for London Transport. Double Royal format - 101 x 63cm. Print Code 376/1415M/4000. Condition: Outstanding near mint condition.
Tom Eckersley (1914 - 1997) was a highly acclaimed commercial designer who was awarded the Royal Designer for Industry in 1963. Eckersley designed posters for London Transport (among other clients) from the 1930s right through to the 1980s with his most recent work consider his strongest.
In 1935, Eckersley and his college friend Eric Lombers were introduced to Frank Pick (London Transport) by their tutor. Their design for a small car panel poster marked the beginning of a long and productive working relationship for the pair, specialising in poster design. Their partnership came to an end at the break out of WW2 during which time Eckersley worked as a cartographer whilst also designing a series of "war effort" posters. After the war, Eckersley continued his work with London Transport alongside esteemed contemporaries such as Abram Games, Austin Cooper and Edward Mcknight Kauffer. It was a golden age of poster design.
In the 1970s, Eckersley began making extensive use of coloured paper cut-outs for his artworks as a wider range of colours became available in the 1970s - a technique used for this famous design.
Eckersley died in 1997, two years after a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication), this was complemented by a written review that credits Eckersley as having transformed graphic design in the UK
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
"Ceremonial London" 1976
Designed by Tom Eckersley. Printed by Walter Brian Ltd for London Transport. Double Royal format - 101 x 63cm. Print Code 376/1415M/4000. Condition: Outstanding near mint condition.
Tom Eckersley (1914 - 1997) was a highly acclaimed commercial designer who was awarded the Royal Designer for Industry in 1963. Eckersley designed posters for London Transport (among other clients) from the 1930s right through to the 1980s with his most recent work consider his strongest.
In 1935, Eckersley and his college friend Eric Lombers were introduced to Frank Pick (London Transport) by their tutor. Their design for a small car panel poster marked the beginning of a long and productive working relationship for the pair, specialising in poster design. Their partnership came to an end at the break out of WW2 during which time Eckersley worked as a cartographer whilst also designing a series of "war effort" posters. After the war, Eckersley continued his work with London Transport alongside esteemed contemporaries such as Abram Games, Austin Cooper and Edward Mcknight Kauffer. It was a golden age of poster design.
In the 1970s, Eckersley began making extensive use of coloured paper cut-outs for his artworks as a wider range of colours became available in the 1970s - a technique used for this famous design.
Eckersley died in 1997, two years after a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication), this was complemented by a written review that credits Eckersley as having transformed graphic design in the UK
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation