British post war posters and graphics.
Once again, people have been sending me things. To be more precise, they’ve been sending pictures of things. Which is a shame, as I would have very much liked to get this in the post. Michael Sand got in contact with me. His parents were friends of Hans Unger’s in London in the 196os, and […]
I’ve mentioned the P&O archive before now, but I was led back to it the other day when I was on the trail of John Bainbridge. This delightful fish is his, dating to 1953. But to my joy, I’ve discovered that they’ve added to what’s online since I was last there. New arrivals include this […]
At last. I’ve been banging on about PosterConnection’s shop on eBay for quite a while now – its selection is enough to persuade me to be interested in foreign posters every so often. Now, finally, they are also selling some British designs. And good ones too. Pick of the pops has to be this Daphne […]
Remember I asked last week where all the traditional railway posters have gone? Well now I know the answer: they’re all in the forthcoming Onslows Sale. Ronald Lampitt, 1948, est. £500-600 There’s no shortage of them yet, that’s for certain. In fact, in some wierd inversion of the natural order of the world, Onslows are […]
Meet Royston Cooper. I rather wish I had, actually. Quite a few people have contacted the blog over the last year or two about him, and they all remember an extraordinary and extrovert character. The picture was drawn by James Holland, a friend of Royston’s, in 1954, and was very kindly passed on by the artist’s […]
The next Christies poster sale is upon us; the lots are online, the printed catalogue is sitting on my desk. But I’ve been avoiding writing about it for the last few days, mainly because I can’t work up much enthusiasm for what’s on offer. This, if I am pushed, is probably the best of the […]