EDWARD BAWDEN was a well-known artist book illustrator who also worked in a number of commercial fields, including ceramics, wallpaper and advertising. Included in the latter were a number of posters. My grateful thanks to the Estate of Edward Bawden & the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery of Bedford, & Transport for London for permission to use some of the images.
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1. British Empire Exhibition 1924. London Transport. 101 x 127cms. Polychromatic. Done in collaboration with Thomas Derrick.
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2. Hyde Park 1925. London Transport.101 x 63cms. Polychromatic.
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3. Changing the Guard 1925. London Transport. 101 x 63cms. Polychromatic.
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4. The Natural History Museum 1925. London Transport. 76 x 50cms. Polychromatic.
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5. This Week 1930. London Transport. 101 x 63cms. Printed in black & green.
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8. Hyde Park 1936. 101 x 63cms. London Transport. Polychromatic. The same design, with different lettering, was used for St James's Park & Regent's Park.
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9. Kew Gardens 1936. 101 x 63cms. London Transport. Polychromatic.
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10. Chestnut Sunday, Bushy Park 1936. 25 x 30cms. London Transport. Blue, red green & black.
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11. Tring, Downe, Westerham 1936. 101 x 63cms. London Transport. Polychromatic.
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12. Barking, Knebworth, Knole 1936. 101 x 63cms. London Transport. Polychromatic.
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14. Aldershot Tattoo 1938. 25 x 30cms. London Transport. Polychromatic.
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15. Now for the Holidays 1936. 25 x 72cms. London Transport. Blue, brown, yellow & black.
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16. Indoor Sport 1939. London Transport. 101 x 63cms. Black, green & orange.
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17. Kew Gardens 1939. London Transport. 101 x 63cms. Polychromatic.
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19. City 1952. London Transport. Pair poster, each 101 x 63cms. Polychromatic.
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23. Royal Academy 200th Summer Exhibition 1968. 76 x 51cms. Polychromatic.
Note: This was hand-printed by the artist, so not many copies would have been produced. Another copy shows the base in blue rather than yellow.
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It does seem rather a long gap between 1954 & 1966, so perhaps there are some others waiting to be recorded.
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