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One sheet vintage advertising poster for Shell, part of their "To Visit Britain's Landmarks" campaign, created by the artist
K.G. Chapman.
Poster Information
Campaign: "To Visit Britain's Landmarks" and "You Can Be Sure of Shell".
Location Depicted: Tudor Tower in Pentlow, Essex. The tower itself is a 90-foot-high memorial, also known as Bull's Tower, built in 1859 by Reverend Edward Bull.
Artist: Kenneth 'George' Chapman (1908-1993). He signed his commercial work as K.G. Chapman to differentiate it from his fine art pieces.
Year: The poster was published around 1936.
Significance: During the inter-war period, Shell commissioned a variety of notable British artists to create artworks for their advertising, forming a significant art collection. |
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