Poster; Brightest London and home by Underground, by Horace Taylor, 1924

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Reference number	1983/4/1742
Description	The Underground group published this poster in 1924. Horace Taylor's colourful design shows a party of sophisticated diners being entertained by dancers at a City function. Taylor produced another poster that year entitled 'Brightest London is Best Reached by Underground'. For this he used the same bold style to depict passengers descending into the Underground by escalator.
Artist	Horace Taylor
Dates	1924
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	No.1560-1000-10/11/24
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Nightlife Dining out People Art deco Eating out
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Red Orange Yellow Blue Green Black

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Brightest London and home by Underground
  Text	BRIGHTEST LONDON AND HOME BY UNDERGROUND

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Medium	Coloured Lithograph
  Stylistic approach	Flat colour

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Horace Taylor, 1924
  Printer	Dangerfield Printing Company Ltd, 1924
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1924

• Associated companies, people and places

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Horace Taylor - 1924