Poster; Power - the nerve centre of London's Underground, by Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1931

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Reference number	1983/4/2996
Description	This striking poster was commissioned by the Underground Electric Railway Company in 1931. The modern design, by the prolific American artist Edward McKnight Kauffer, underlines the impact electric rail travel was having on urban life in the 1930s. The bold image unites man and machine as the powerful driving forces behind London's Underground.
Artist	Edward McKnight Kauffer
Dates	1931
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	17.1500. 1/31
Location	Covent Garden
Topics	Power stations Roundel Art deco Vorticism London's transport system Tube Sub-surface railways
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

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

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Power - the nerve centre of London's Underground
  Text	POWER THE NERVE CENTRE OF LONDON'S UNDERGROUND

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Stylistic influence	Art Deco

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1931
  Printer	Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, 1931
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1931

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Greater London,

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Edward McKnight Kauffer - 1931