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Guinness Subway Advertisement Poster "A Guinness Carroll"

Currency:USD Category:Art / General - Posters Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Guinness Subway Advertisement Poster  A Guinness Carroll
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20" x 30". Circa 1932. Advertisement poster for Guinness featuring artwork by noted British artist John Gilroy, whose work is particularly associated with the Guinness brand. This design was used for the London Underground subway and adopts the young man and Father William from the poem in Lewis Carroll's Alice books. Printed in London by Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd. Rolled, with 6" separation along the lower crease through Guinness, paper loss at the upper right corner tip, and creasing. Colors remain bright and vivid. Original posters from this series are quite rare.