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Thirty detachable vintage posters drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s renowned archive take you back to the Golden Age of travel
See InsideOverview
From the restorative retreat of a palm-lined beach to the brisk breeze of Bridlington, holidaying by the sea is hard to beat. For over a century, whether by boat, train, car or plane, we’ve flocked to the coast at home and abroad. These vintage advertisements help evoke the early 20th century’s Golden Age of travel.
With an introduction by Gill Saunders, this book is packed with charm and style, and includes thirty detachable full-page posters to transport you back to the sun, sea and sand.
Reviews
'Looks to transport the reader back to the “golden age of travel”'
Design Week
'A must have for art and travel lovers alike'
Daily Mail
'Sun, sea and sand - but drenched in vintage elegance … a book that will transport you to sunnier climes - and to the golden age of travel'
The Lady
'Full of nostalgic pleasures'
Mature Times
Product Information
Book Details
Format: Poster Book
Size: 31.7 x 24.0 cm
Extent: 64 pp
Illustrations: 30
Publication date: 1 February 2018
ISBN: 9780500480281
Contents List
Introduction by Gill Saunders • 30 detachable posters
About the Author
Gill Saunders joined the V&A in 1979 and became Senior Curator of Prints in 2006. Her primary expertise is in 20th century and contemporary prints, drawings and paintings. Gill has curated many exhibitions and displays at the V&A over the past 40 years, on subjects including botanical illustration, watercolour painting, contemporary prints, images of the nude, and wallpapers. Gill has devised a number of V&A UK touring exhibitions – including Recording Britain (2012-2014); Modern Masters in Print: Matisse, Picasso, Dali and Warhol (2015-17), Facing History: Contemporary Portraiture (2015-16), and Pop Art in Print (2017-18); a display, Paul Nash and the Art of the Book, will open in August 2022. The exhibition Lucian Freud’s Etchings: a creative collaboration is in preparation and will open at the V&A in September 2023. Gill has worked with the Whitworth Art Gallery, the Jerwood Gallery, and taught at the University of Sussex, and lectures and broadcasts regularly on her areas of expertise.
