CHARLES HENRY JAMES MAYO (1907-1982) SPEED TO THE WEST. 1939. 40x50 1/2 inches, 101 1/2x128 1/4 cm. Jordison & Co. Ltd., London & Middlesbrough. Condition A- / A: small repaired tears and restoration in margins. "Mayo had joined the Publicity Department [of Great Western] in 1932 and was responsible for producing artwork for posters and book covers. In 1939 he produced the most famous Great Western poster of all in Speed to the West, " a striking view from ground level of a 'King' class locomotive on a West of England holiday express" (Railway pp. 9-10). Le Train p. 63, Railway p. 52.
CHARLES HENRY JAMES MAYO (1907-1982) SPEED TO THE WEST. 1939. 40x50 1/2 inches, 101 1/2x128 1/4 cm. Jordison & Co. Ltd., London & Middlesbrough. Condition A- / A: small repaired tears and restoration in margins. "Mayo had joined the Publicity Department [of Great Western] in 1932 and was responsible for producing artwork for posters and book covers. In 1939 he produced the most famous Great Western poster of all in Speed to the West, " a striking view from ground level of a 'King' class locomotive on a West of England holiday express" (Railway pp. 9-10). Le Train p. 63, Railway p. 52.
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