Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Tom Purvis, 1888–1959, British

Commissioned by London and North Eastern Railway, British

Printed by Waterlow & Sons, British
Title:
Getting Ready for the East Coast: Travel L.N.E.R.
Date:
1937
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Frame: 46 x 56 1/4 inches (116.8 x 142.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in gray ink, upper left: "TOM PURVIS."; in red and black ink, upper right: "GETTING READY | FOR THE | EAST COAST | TRAVEL L.N.E.R
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2009.29.6
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
advertisement | genre subject | pail | toys | suitcase | girl | child | travel | dolls | shopping | mailbox | play
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Musée de l'Imprimerie, 2010-10-13 - 2011-02-15)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (The Wolfsonian Museum, 2011-04-15 - 2011-08-14)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 2010-05-27 - 2010-08-15)
Gallery Label:
Tom Purvis worked for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) from 1923 to 1945, designing over one hundred posters for the company during that time. Gallery label for A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:62024