Barbara Swiderska, active 1967, BritishCommissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, BritishPrinted by McCorquodale & Company Ltd, British
Title:
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Date:
1967
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 5/16 x 24 15/16 inches (99.9 x 63.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In artist's hand, in purple, lower left of image: "B. Swiderseen 66". In purple type, beneath image: "At the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, is a dark cave-within-a-cave. In the | shadows you will find islands of light; these are showcases, brilliantly illuminated and filled | with figures from nearly 400 years of fashion's pageant, from Jacobean gallantry via Georgian | magnificence, Victorian upholstery, Edwardian confectionery and the twenties to Dior's ankle- | flapping New Look. Imagine your own choice of outfit - yesterday's trend is often tomorrow's...". In black, beneath: "Underground or bus to South Kensington. Please write for a free Museums and Art Galleries [italics] booklet | to the Public Relations Officer, 55 Broadway, S.W. I, or ask at any London Transport Travel Enquiry Office."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965