Title - Gravesend.
Location - Gravesend, Kent, England.
Artist - F. Gregory Brown (1887-1941).
Description - A lovely depiction of activity in the River Thames, looking out from the deck of a ship, with the funnel of a Thames pilot boat beside it. The poster was one of many posters produced in the 1930s for country walks and rambles, to encourage city-dwellers to get out of London to the countryside or along the Thames, in this case using Green Line coaches.
Year Published - 1937
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage London Transport Green Line Poster.
Print Code: 37.3862.1500 (printed in 1937, to a run of 1500)
Printed by The Baynard Press
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Edge wear and small tears with acid-free tape on rear, older taped tear at middle top edge, creasing, pinholes in corners. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
F Gregory Brown was a well known landscape painter, illustrator, metal worker and textile designer. He designed many posters for London Underground, railway companies and the Empire Marketing Board.