With over 5,000 posters and 700 original poster artworks, this digital collection from the London Transport Museum is one of the web's finest repositories of Great Britain's public art. Readers may like to start by selecting "Learn more about the collections..." This link navigates to a page with some contextualizing information as well as a number of Stories behind the collection. Readers will find such illuminating narratives as the story of Frank Pick, the London Underground's publicity man in the early 20th century who revolutionized the form of the modern graphic poster. Also in the About section, readers will find links to various themes through which they might explore the collections, such as Beyond the City, Entertainment, Events, London's Transport System, Wartime London, and others.
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