Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Tom Purvis, 1888–1959, British

Commissioned by London and North Eastern Railway, British

Printed by J.G. Hudson and Co. Ltd
Title:
East Coast: The Adventuress
Date:
Between 1923 and 1948
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 1/2 x 49 3/8 inches (100.3 x 125.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In gray lettering, bottom right corner of image: "TOM PURVIS". In gray lettering, upper left corner of image: "THE ADVENTURESS". In large black lettering, in gray border beneath image: "EAST COAST"; in smaller black lettering, beneath: "by LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY". In smaller black lettering in white border, around bottom edge of the image, left: "Published by the London & North Eastern Railway"; center: "Printed in England"; right: "J.G. Hudson & Co. ["o" in superscript] LTD. ["TD" in superscript] LONDON".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2000.8.2
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
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)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:48736