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Vintage Advertising Poster
This is a reproduction of a poster titled "Power: The Nerve Centre of London's Underground". It was designed by the prolific American artist Edward McKnight Kauffer in 1931 for the Underground Electric Railway Company.
Key Information
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer
Year: 1931 (designed in 1930, issued in 1931)
Medium: Colour lithograph
Style: The design is a notable example of the Art Deco, Modernism, and Constructivism art movements.
Subject: The artwork features a bold, stylised image of a muscular arm and fist emerging from a London Underground roundel logo, connected by lightning bolts to a depiction of a power station (likely the Lots Road power station, which supplied the network's electricity).
Message: The image visually represents the fusion of man and machine, highlighting the significant impact electric rail travel had on urban life in the 1930s and touting the power behind the Underground system.
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This is a reproduction of a poster titled "Power: The Nerve Centre of London's Underground". It was designed by the prolific American artist Edward McKnight Kauffer in 1931 for the Underground Electric Railway Company.
Key Information
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer
Year: 1931 (designed in 1930, issued in 1931)
Medium: Colour lithograph
Style: The design is a notable example of the Art Deco, Modernism, and Constructivism art movements.
Subject: The artwork features a bold, stylised image of a muscular arm and fist emerging from a London Underground roundel logo, connected by lightning bolts to a depiction of a power station (likely the Lots Road power station, which supplied the network's electricity).
Message: The image visually represents the fusion of man and machine, highlighting the significant impact electric rail travel had on urban life in the 1930s and touting the power behind the Underground system.
