1928 London Underground Poster - 'Accoutrements' - By Austin Cooper
“Accoutrements - Arms & The Man - United Services Museum - Nearest UndergrounD stations Trafalgar Square, Strand, Westminster”
Designed by Austin Cooper. Colour Lithograph printed by The Baynard Press for Underground Electric Railway Company. Double Royal size - 101cm x 63cm. Print Code: 1252-1500 1/8/28. Small print run of 1500. Condition: Excellent. Linen-Backed. Currently framed as pictured (available unframed)
“The functions of a poster are dual: to arrest the attention and then, having caught the eye of the passer-by, to deliver a message swiftly, convincingly, effectively". - Austin Cooper
This stunning poster, one of 4 posters in a series produced in 1928, promotes the United Services Museum, located in Whitehall, London. In its day it was regarded as the biggest and most important in the country, apart from the British Museum. It was started by the Duke of Wellington in 1831 and housed 9,000 artefacts, including Napoleon’s horse (well, its skeleton) and a telescope designed for the one-armed Lord Raglan during the Crimean War.
Canadian born, Austin Cooper (1890-1964) studied at the Cardiff School of Art and won a scholarship to the Allan-Frazer College of Art before settling in London in 1922. Here is quickly established himself as a talented designer, winning many poster commissions from public transport companies including London Transport.
One of the most significant stylistic developments of the late 1920s was the use of airbrush in poster design, a technique Austin Cooper ( though self-taught) became a master. During Cooper's prolific period with London transport in the 1920s/30s he was asked to deliver campaigns to encourage the use of the Underground to visit the great museums of London. Cooper's posters would highlight a particular collection in each museum combining a striking central visual with integrated stylistic lettering.
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“Accoutrements - Arms & The Man - United Services Museum - Nearest UndergrounD stations Trafalgar Square, Strand, Westminster”
Designed by Austin Cooper. Colour Lithograph printed by The Baynard Press for Underground Electric Railway Company. Double Royal size - 101cm x 63cm. Print Code: 1252-1500 1/8/28. Small print run of 1500. Condition: Excellent. Linen-Backed. Currently framed as pictured (available unframed)
“The functions of a poster are dual: to arrest the attention and then, having caught the eye of the passer-by, to deliver a message swiftly, convincingly, effectively". - Austin Cooper
This stunning poster, one of 4 posters in a series produced in 1928, promotes the United Services Museum, located in Whitehall, London. In its day it was regarded as the biggest and most important in the country, apart from the British Museum. It was started by the Duke of Wellington in 1831 and housed 9,000 artefacts, including Napoleon’s horse (well, its skeleton) and a telescope designed for the one-armed Lord Raglan during the Crimean War.
Canadian born, Austin Cooper (1890-1964) studied at the Cardiff School of Art and won a scholarship to the Allan-Frazer College of Art before settling in London in 1922. Here is quickly established himself as a talented designer, winning many poster commissions from public transport companies including London Transport.
One of the most significant stylistic developments of the late 1920s was the use of airbrush in poster design, a technique Austin Cooper ( though self-taught) became a master. During Cooper's prolific period with London transport in the 1920s/30s he was asked to deliver campaigns to encourage the use of the Underground to visit the great museums of London. Cooper's posters would highlight a particular collection in each museum combining a striking central visual with integrated stylistic lettering.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
“Accoutrements - Arms & The Man - United Services Museum - Nearest UndergrounD stations Trafalgar Square, Strand, Westminster”
Designed by Austin Cooper. Colour Lithograph printed by The Baynard Press for Underground Electric Railway Company. Double Royal size - 101cm x 63cm. Print Code: 1252-1500 1/8/28. Small print run of 1500. Condition: Excellent. Linen-Backed. Currently framed as pictured (available unframed)
“The functions of a poster are dual: to arrest the attention and then, having caught the eye of the passer-by, to deliver a message swiftly, convincingly, effectively". - Austin Cooper
This stunning poster, one of 4 posters in a series produced in 1928, promotes the United Services Museum, located in Whitehall, London. In its day it was regarded as the biggest and most important in the country, apart from the British Museum. It was started by the Duke of Wellington in 1831 and housed 9,000 artefacts, including Napoleon’s horse (well, its skeleton) and a telescope designed for the one-armed Lord Raglan during the Crimean War.
Canadian born, Austin Cooper (1890-1964) studied at the Cardiff School of Art and won a scholarship to the Allan-Frazer College of Art before settling in London in 1922. Here is quickly established himself as a talented designer, winning many poster commissions from public transport companies including London Transport.
One of the most significant stylistic developments of the late 1920s was the use of airbrush in poster design, a technique Austin Cooper ( though self-taught) became a master. During Cooper's prolific period with London transport in the 1920s/30s he was asked to deliver campaigns to encourage the use of the Underground to visit the great museums of London. Cooper's posters would highlight a particular collection in each museum combining a striking central visual with integrated stylistic lettering.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
