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Small poster vintage
London Transport poster titled "Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park," designed by the influential graphic designer Edward McKnight Kauffer.
Key Details
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954), a prolific designer known for bringing avant-garde styles like Cubism and Surrealism into commercial design.
Year: The design dates to approximately 1934 or 1936.
Style: The poster features a stylized, lithographic illustration of Buckingham Palace as seen through the trees of St. James's Park. It includes the iconic London Underground "roundel" symbol at the bottom right.
Original Purpose: It was commissioned by London Underground Railways (now London Transport) to encourage travel to major London landmarks |
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