Title - Leicestershire - See England By Rail.
Artist - John Francis Bee (1895-1959).
Description - A generic country scene of a farmyard viewed from a barn, with the village and church in the background. The view includes farm workers and hens in the foreground and a patchwork of fields stretching into the distance.
This is one of only two posters that the railways ever produced for the inland county of Leicestershire, the other one featuring Ashby-de-la-Zouch castle.
Year Published - 1950s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (Eastern Region) (AR 1095)
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London & Middlesbrough.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Rather browned paper, small top edge tears. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
John Francis Bee was born in Wolverhampton, served in WWI, and studied art for four years in Europe and the Near East, becoming a commercial artist. He was a stage-set and show-card designer, as well as producing artwork for posters and railway carriage prints. He often signed his work with a distinctive capital B monogram.
