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Charles Pears, 1873–1958, British, The Film-lover Travels Underground, 1930

Creator:

Charles Pears, 1873–1958, British
Commissioned by Underground Electric Railways of London Ltd, 1902–1933, British
Printed by Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd, British

Title:

The Film-lover Travels Underground

Date:

1930

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

Sheet: 39 1/8 x 25 inches (99.4 x 63.5 cm) and Mount: 43 x 28 15/16 inches (109.2 x 73.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

In bottom center of image, on the back of a woman's shirt: "CHAS PEARS". In black type, beneath image, left: "DRAWN ON FIVE STONES BY CHAS. PEARS, R.O.I." In blue type, bottom center of sheet: "The Film-lover| travels UNDERGROUND"| Piccadilly, Oxford Circus,| Leicester Square, Strand| Stations." In black type, bottom left corner of sheet: "REF. No., 212"; bottom right corner of sheet: "JOHNSON, RIDDLE, & CO., LTD., 32 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, S.E.1". On verso, in graphite, upper left, "W5".

Lettered, lower center: "The Film-lover | travels UNDERGROUND | Piccadilly, Oxford Circus, | Leicester Square, Strand | Stations"

In bottom center of image, on the back of a woman's shirt: "CHAS PEARS"

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