Poster; Music in London, by Hans Unger and Eberhard Schulze, 1964

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Reference number	1983/4/7582
Description	The poster shows the German composer Johannes Brahms playing the piano. Situated on the piano are two busts of Beethoven and Bach and in the top left corner is a portrait of the English composer Benjamin Britten. A variety of techniques appear to have been used including painting, drawing, collage and mosaic.
Artist	Hans Unger
Dates	1964
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	264/296M/2700
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Concerts Pianos Music
Completeness	88% 88% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

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

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black Yellow Brown

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Music in London
  Text	Music in London No housing shortage for this muse - the orchestra shines incomparably clear at the Festival Hall; The Albert Hall, acoustically unique, accommodates Messiahs, Requiems and other outsize occasions; the Wigmore provides quartets, aspiring debutants and lieder; the Conway offers the most intimate of Sunday evening music-making. Further afield is the Fairfield Hall at Croydon. Get to them all prestissimo via LONDON TRANSPORT

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Hans Unger, 1964 Eberhard Schulze,
  Printer	McCorquodale & Company Ltd, 1964
  Publisher	London Transport, 1964