Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Gerald Spencer Pryse, 1882–1956, British

Commissioned by Southern Railway, 1923–1947, British

Printed by McCorquodale & Company Ltd, British
Title:
The Famous Bathing Pool at Hastings & St. Leonards
Date:
1934
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 5/8 x 49 7/8 inches (100.6 x 126.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, in large yellow type, on a gray border beneath the image, lower center: "THE FAMOUS BATHING POOL | AT HASTINGS ["T" in superscript] & ST LEONARDS | [in smaller green type] FREE BOOKLET FROM Q.P. INFORMATION BUREAU, HASTINGS CORRIDOR TRAINS & CHEAP FARES BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY"; [in tiny gray type in a white border around edge of poster] lower left: "SOUTHERN RAILWAY ADVERTISING"; center: "Ad. 2771 3500/1934"; right: "MC ["C" in superscript] CORQUODALE & CO. ["O" in superscript] LTD. ["TD" in superscript], LONDON".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2005.20.2
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | bathers | swimming pool | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Sussex | Hastings | England | United Kingdom | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Musée de l'Imprimerie, 2010-10-13 - 2011-02-15)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (The Wolfsonian Museum, 2011-04-15 - 2011-08-14)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 2010-05-27 - 2010-08-15)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52266