Title - Greenwich - The Cutty Sark - the last and most famous of all the clipper ships.
Location - Greenwich, London, England.
Artist - Pieter Huveneers (c1926-2017).
Description - Greenwich, on the River Thames in south London, is known for its maritime history, and this poster combines Huveneers' depiction of Cutty Sark and it's figurehead "Nannie" (from the Robert Burns poem Tam O'Shanter), and a small black and white image of the National Maritime Museum by Reginald Lander.
Year Published - 1958
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published By The Southern Region of British Railways AD 7845-A4-58/9
Printed by Charles & Read Ltd, London
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds, creasing, acid-free tape on tears at bottom. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Pieter Huveneers was born in Holland. By the 1950s he was producing a large number of posters and designs for the British GPO, and also for BOAC, Schweppes, ICI, Pepsi Cola, Philips, Mullard, British Titan, General Electric Company, British Aluminium Company, Babcock. He produced a small number of posters for British Railways, largely for Harwich to Hook of Holland services in the early 1960s.
He then moved back to Holland before emmigrating to Australia in the late 60s where he set up a design company which produced some of modern Australia's most iconic company brandings, including Australia Post, Telecom Australia, and Westpac Bank.
