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40 x 50 Royal Quad Southern Railway advertising poster titled "Waterloo Station: A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service during Peace and War, 1848–1948," created by artist Helen McKie in 1947.
The poster was commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Waterloo Station. McKie actually produced a pair of posters for this centenary:
The Peace Version: This is the image you provided, which depicts the station concourse in peacetime, filled with civilian passengers and a platoon of guardsmen marching through.
The War Version: A matching scene that shows the same location but with most of the people depicted in military service, reflecting the station's role during wartime.
Key Details
Artist: Helen McKie (1889–1957).
Date of Creation: 1947.
Subject: The busy concourse of London's Waterloo Station, highlighting its continuous operation through a century of both peace and conflict.
Style: A detailed colored lithograph that captures the bustling atmosphere of the mid-20th-century railway era.
The original works are part of the Science Museum Group Collection and are frequently reproduced as art prints, posters, and even jigsaw puzzles. |
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