London Journal — Horace Taylor 1924 Art Deco Underground

In 1924, Horace Taylor created two posters for the Underground Electric Railways of London that captured something the city desperately wanted to believe about itself after four years of war — that London was bright again, glamorous again, worth dressing up for; the front cover presents his iconic escalator poster, Brightest London is Best Reached by Underground: a vibrant, stylish crowd of fashionably dressed passengers ascending and descending the orange escalators of a London Underground station, rendered in the bold flat colors and geometric clarity of the Art Deco style that captured the glamorous promise of a night out in the West End with a visual confidence that has never dated, voted the public's favorite London Underground poster in a 2013 poll celebrating the system's 150-year anniversary; the back cover presents the companion poster, Brightest London and Home by Underground: elegantly dressed Londoners enjoying a sophisticated cabaret in a glittering West End venue, the jazz clubs and theaters of a city determined to live again — together, the two posters tell the complete story of a night out in 1920s London: the journey there, and the journey home.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print; small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on back cover

Perfect For

• London enthusiasts and Art Deco design collectors
• Travelers planning their London adventure
• Graphic design historians and transit poster aficionados
• Gift for anyone captivated by the Roaring Twenties and 1920s London culture
• Students and educators of 20th-century design history and commercial art
• Museum lovers and London Transport Museum visitors