Frank Newbould, 1887-1951

• Biography

  Attribute	Value
  Biography	Born in Bradford, Frank Newbould studied at Bradford College of Art and Camberwell School Of Art. In 1909 a Frank Parkinson Newbould designed an advertisement for Vimant gas mantles of Bradford which was registered at Stationers Hall and is now at the Public Record Office. This may have been an early work of Frank Newbould. Later he designed many posters to promote travel for the London and North Eastern Railway, Great Western Railway, Orient (shipping) Line and Belgian railways in addition to his work for London Transport. In 1942 he joined the War Office, where he was an assistant to Abram Games and designed the series of posters with the slogan 'Your Britain: fight for it now'.
  Education	Bradford College of Art, Camberwell School of Art,
  Employment	Designed posters for the Underground Group and London Transport, 1921-1934
  Role	Artist,