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Poster artwork; We're off to the pantomime, by Mabel Lucie Attwell, 1913

© London Transport Museum collection

Main details

Main details for this item.
Reference number
1995/4100 part 0
Description
This is the original artwork by Mabel Lucy Attwell for a poster advertising London's Pantomimes. Attwell started out as an illustrator of children's books. She maintained her comic style in subsequent commercial work, which became widely popular. From 1911, Attwell's chubby toddlers appeared on picture postcards, calendars and posters. The characters would have been familiar to the public in 1913 when the Underground published this design.
Artist
Dates
1913
Collection
Object type
  • Poster artwork
Location
Topics
Completeness
77%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    763mm
    Width
    560 mm
    Colour
    AttributeValue
    Colour
    • Green
    • Brown
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    Pantomime
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Medium
    Gouache
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    Mabel Lucie Attwell, 1913