Object Description
Original vintage London Transport advertising poster – London 2026 AD This is all in the air To-day the solid comfort of the Underground – featuring a stunning retro futuristic design by the notable British painter and poster artist Montague Birrell Black (1884-1964) depicting a detailed vision of London 100 years in the future from the perspective of 1926 showing small propeller planes and large airships in the dramatic yellow sky lit up by the sun’s rays through the light clouds, including an Overland Line London Sydney airship and Indian Mail carrier flying over the River Thames with Tower Bridge visible in the distance, and a 36 Hour Route New York London airship flying over the historic St Paul’s Cathedral and tall modern city buildings and other skyscrapers with cars on raised roads and a London Underground roundel in bold red and blue, and advertising signs on the sides of the buildings – Mars Stores / Air Taxi Ltd / London Bridge Air Depot / Bovril / Underground to Scotland Glasgow 2 hrs 45m Brighton 15 minutes / Gravity Gas Co Ltd – set within a green border, the title text above and below. Printed by the Dangerfield Printing Co Ltd London. Horizontal. Large size. Good condition, creasing, folds, repaired tears, minor staining, paper skimming, backed on linen.