Poster artwork; Busabout, by Hans Unger and Eberhard Schulze, 1970
Main details
| Reference number | 1987/158 |
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| Description | This is the original artwork for a London Transport poster. The poster was published in 1970 to promote travel by bus to historic sites and leisure attractions across London. The highly sculptural mosaic is made up of white marble blocks. This was the third design Hans Unger and Ebehard Schulze had produced for London Transport using this technique. Unger had learnt the ancient Byzantine craft of glass mosaic work at workshops in Ravenna and Venice. |
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| Dates | 1970 |
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| Completeness | 100% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 1077mmWidth 750mmColour Attribute Value Colour - Green
Item content Attribute Value Object title BusaboutDesign Attribute Value Medium MosaicStylistic influence Roman mosaic -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Hans Unger, 1970Eberhard Schulze, 1970 -
Associated companies, people and places
People Attribute Value People Hans Unger - 1970Ebehard Schulze - 1970
More about Hans Unger
Hans Unger was one of the UK’s most important post-war graphic designers. Explore Unger’s lively and varied LT posters.
In the years after the Second World War, London Transport (LT) was carrying more passengers than ever before and the pre-war tradition of pictorial posters continued with the commissioning of a range of interesting artists and graphic designers. Learn how this changed and how by the 1970s artists began to be replaced by advertising agencies.
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