Title - Dunfermline - Translation of the Most Holy Queen Margaret.
Location - Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Artist - Fred Taylor RI (1875-1963).
Description - The massive interior columns with their zig-zag patterns tower above the brightly-coloured procession, which is being led out of the poster to join us the viewer. The poster depicts the year 1250, when Queen Margaret (wife of Malcolm III) was moved to a new shrine in the abbey following her canonisation.
Dunfermline was the birthplace in 1835 and early home of Andrew Carnegie, before he emigrated to the USA. In his later years he helped to landscape the town centre and setup the Carnegie Trust there. Many Kings and Queens of Scotland are buried at the abbey, as well as Robert the Bruce.
Year Published - 1941
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage LNER British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The London & North Eastern Railway 1941
Printed in England by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, Lith. London W.C.2
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds with small edge tears taped on rear, a little creasing. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Fred Taylor was born in London, studied art in Paris, London and Italy, and worked at the Waring and Gillow studio. He designed posters from 1908 until the 1940s, and worked with the Navy on camouflage during WWII. His work is in several public collections. He produced posters for a variety of railway companies, London Transport, the Empire Marketing Board and shipping companies.