Date: 1970s
Size: 25 x 40 inches
Artist: Carol Barker
About the Poster: This London tourism poster by Carol Barker is a reproduction of her original design for London Transport, showcasing her distinctive artistic style. Barker masterfully combines a variety of techniques and media, incorporating fragments of clothing, vintage photographs, and knitted lace to create a rich, nostalgic scrapbook-like depiction of London's past. Her work evokes a sense of history and charm, capturing the essence of the city's timeless allure through a unique and imaginative lens.
About the Artist: Carol Barker (b. 1938 - ) is a British artist born in London. She has been a freelance author and illustrator since 1958. She attended Bournemouth College of Art, Chelsea Polytechnic and Central School of Arts and Crafts and studied privately at her father's studio. She made her single contribution to Swift Annual 1962 (1961). According to Dictionary of British Book Illustrators by Brigid Peppin & Lucy Micklethwait, "Her work, in pen and ink, watercolour, collage and wax, is decorative rather than spatial in character. H. E. Bates wrote Achilles the Donkey around her pictures." Barker designed posters for London Transport from 1966-1979. Barker used a variety of techniques and media in her works, including combining fragments of clothes, vintage photographs and knitted lace to create a nostalgic scrapbook image of London's past.
The poster is in good condition, ready to frame.
