F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941)
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EPPING FOREST QUICKLY REACHED FROM LIVERPOOL STREET 1923 F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/A32 © TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection
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BEACONSFIELD 1929 F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/A42 © TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection
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FOR CONDITIONS OF ISSUE SEE SPECIAL HANDBILLS (METROLAND) 1925 F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/A37 © TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection
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FOR CONDITIONS OF ISSUE SEE SPECIAL HANDBILLS (METROLAND) 1925 F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/A36 © TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection
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WITNEY BLANKETS "FLEECY, LIGHT AND WARM" NO DATE F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/B28 © The Artist's Estate
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THE IDEAL HOME. A MONTHLY MAZAGINE FOR HOME-LOVERS NO DATE F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/B29 © The Artist's Estate
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VIRGINIA WATER 1926 F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/X51 © TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection
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CHERTSEY 1929 F Gregory Brown (1887 – 1941) M/A43 © TfL from the London Transport Museum Collection
Gregory Brown was born in London, the son of J Terrell Brown, an art master. After an apprenticeship as a metal worker, Brown turned initially to illustration for magazines and later to poster design, for which he won a diploma at the Milan International Exhibition in 1923, he was an early member of the Design and Industries Association. In addition to his work as a poster designer for companies such as ICI, London Underground and Whitney Blankets, he also designed textiles for which he won a Gold Medal at the 1925 Paris Exhibition of the Decorative Arts. He adopted a simplified lyrical style in his poster design that linked bucolic descriptions, much admired by the British, with bright cheerful colour. He died on 5th March 1951.
Glossary
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Design
The arrangement of elements or details in an artefact or a work of art.
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Metal
Metal is a medium frequently used by artists to make art works - from sculpture to printmaking. Surfaces can display an array of colours and textures, and are capable of being polished to a high gloss; metal can be melted, cast, or fused, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wire.