Railway Posters

Lorna Frost (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2012
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1084-1 (ISBN)

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Railway posters have huge appeal for the modern audience, but just what explains this continuing interest? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam are testament to the creativity of the railway company marketing departments and the posters tell us not only about railway history and technology, architectural and engineering accomplishments, but also about the cultural and social significance of the railways. The influence of the railway industry on our cities and coastlines, and on the development of leisure time and holiday resorts, can be seen in the recurring images of ramblers, bathers and idyllic tourist destinations. This book explores the changing styles and functions of the railway poster from the early pre-grouping days through to the inter-war 'golden age' and nationalised British Railways.

Lorna Frost is Assistant Curator, Image Collections at the National Railway Museum.

?The Establishment of Railway Advertising / A New Era in Poster Design / The Big Four / Nationalisation / British Rail: Updating the Brand / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2012
Reihe/Serie	Shire Library
Zusatzinfo	5 b/w; 75 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	149 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7478-1084-2 / 0747810842
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-1084-1 / 9780747810841
Zustand	Neuware