Art Deco: London Underground 'Golden Age' Posters on Show
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During the 1920s and 1930s, art deco style could be seen everywhere in the western world. This style worked effectively in graphic art and coincided with a period when pictorial posters were one of the main forms of mass communication.
Now, around 100 of the first graphic art posters displayed on the London Underground in the 1920s and 1930s have gone on show. The posters were created in distinctive Art Deco style at the peak of the design movement and were put up at Tube stations a century ago to encourage people to travel on the network to explore the city.
The artworks typically feature London landmarks, upcoming shows and events, or nearby destinations outside the city - depicting aspirational scenes of high living and glamorous pastimes that the era is famed for. London Transport Museum, which is holding the exhibition of the posters, said they had become part of London Transport's world-famous visual identity.
Click images to expand | All images courtesy of London Transport Museum.
The Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design exhibition in the Global Poster Gallery features more than 100 posters that were used on the network during this era. The show is at the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza. But, if you can't get there, you can view many of the posters by clicking on the link above.
