British Council Collection
Mrs Phyllis Mabey donated this collection of over 300 posters to the British Council. In August 1977, she wrote: "I should be very glad to hand the collection to The British Council as a gift, as I feel sure that it could not be in better hands, and it will be kept as a collection and not broken up.I wish that the collection be preserved as an entity and that it should be known as the ALAN MABEY COLLECTION."
This collection was originally administered and toured by General Exhibitions Department whose work, over the years, became subsumed into Design Department. In 1996 the poster collection was handed over to Visual Arts Department.
The bulk of the collection covers the first half of the century and includes prime examples of London Transport posters from the 1920s and 30s designed by commercial artists such as Edward McKnight Kauffer, Tom Purvis and Frank Newbould, some 40 posters commissioned by Shell from artists such as Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland and Ben Nicholson, posters advertising various department stores, dry cleaners, hair styling products and the like. There are also a number of early theatre posters by Dudley Hardy and John Hassall, as well as advertising posters by Aubrey Beardsley for magazines. Since the bequest the collection was augmented by post-war works by leading British artists and designers acquired by General Exhibition Department.
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TRAFFIC
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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MY WHITE BICYCLE BY TOMORROW 1967
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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MOVE AT THE MARQUEE 1967
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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THE SOFT MACHINE TURNS ON 1967
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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JULIE FELIX 1968
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND 1968
Hapshash & The Coloured Coat
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A GAIETY GIRL 1893
Dudley Hardy (1865 – 1922)
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CINDERELLA 1893
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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THE DANDY FIFTH 1898
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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THE GAY GRISETTE BY GEORGE DANCE 1899
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES 1900
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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MOROCCO BOUND 1901
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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THE DISHONEST BUDGET C1900
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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BELGIAN CANAL BOAT FUND C1916
John Hassall (1868 – 1948)
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AID THE WOUNDED 1943
F H K Henrion (1914 – 1990)
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET NEW YORK SERVICE 1921
Frederic Charles Herrick (1887 – 1970)
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COME OUT AT EASTER 1922
Frederic Charles Herrick (1887 – 1970)
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JEZREEL'S TEMPLE, GILLINGHAM KENT 1936
Tristam Hillier (1905 – 1983)
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FAIRPORT CONVENTION 1968
Greg Irons (1947 – 1984)
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AUTUMN (1938) 1955
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954)
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IN WATFORD 1915
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954)
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GODSTONE 1916
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954)
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UXBRIDGE BY TRAM 1920
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954)
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FLOWERS OF THE HILLS 1920
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954)