Reginald Mayes, 1901-1992

• Biography

  Attribute	Value
  Biography	Born in Yarmouth Reginald Mayes' career began in the design studio of the Eastern Daily Press in Norwich. Moving to London he designed water marks for paper manufacturers and studied life drawing at the Regent Street Polytechnic and Lithography under Clive Gardiner. In the early 1930s he became chief staff artist at the London Midland and Scottish Railway public relations department, designing leaflets and posters. During World War Two Mayes produced many posters discouraging railway travel with some humerous slogans such as 'The signal is against holiday travel this Easter'. After the war he did freelance work before retiring to Kent where he relaxed painting landscapes.
  Place of birth	Yarmouth, United Kingdom
  Education	Regent Street Polytechnic,
  Employment	Designed posters for London Transport, 1946
  Role	Artist,