George Ayling, 1887–1960, BritishCommissioned by Southern Railway, 1923–1947, BritishPrinted by McCorquodale & Company Ltd, British
Title:
The Sunny South
Date:
1932
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 1/4 x 49 7/8 inches (99.7 x 126.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In artist's hand, in black, bottom right corner of the image: "GEO AYLING". In large yellow letters with orange stripes, in black border above image: "THE SUNNY SOUTH". In yellow lettering in black border at bottom of poster, center: "THROUGH EXPRESSES AND FARES FROM THE MIDLANDS AND NORTH | FOR PARTICULARS APLLY AT ANY | RAILWAY STATION OR AGENCY."; in orange lettering, left: "Express Services | and Cheap Fares | from London"; right: "Time Table and | Cheap Fare Programme | at Railway Stations and Offices". In tiny black type in white border at bottom edge of poster, left: "SOUTHERN RAILWAY ADVERTISING"; center: "Ad. 1883/4/1932"; right: "Mc ["c" in superscript] CORQUODALE & Co. ["o" in superscript] LTD ["TD" in superscript] LONDON". In graphite, on canvas backing, bottom right corner: "$1100"; top left corner: "17·154".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965