Northern art: 'A Corner of the Dockyard, Rosyth: Winter' 1918...Painting by #CharlesPears (British,1873-1958) b. #Pontefract #Yorkshire .
Best known as a marine painter and illustrator.
Official #WarArtist and a prolific poster artist for #LondonUnderground 1913-1936.
#Rosyth
Northern art: 'London (Great Western Railway Poster) 1932..by #CharlesPears (British,1873-1958)..
Born in #Pontefract #Yorkshire ..
Official #WarArtist WWI/II and a prolific poster artist for #LondonUnderground 1913-1936..
Further afield today...
Gibraltar 1930 #CharlesPears The Arts Society #Gibraltar #delaFrontera #lectures
#LMS #Rail way Poster promoting #Rail Travel to the beautiful #Seaside resort of #Llandudno #NorthWales .... πΌοΈπ¨ποΈ #CharlesPears .... #Rail way Posters
#Wales #Wales Rail #Conwy Railway Central πππβ€οΈππ
This poster of #Gibraltar by British artist #CharlesPears was issued for the Empire Marketing Board in 1928. Looking at the gloomy weather today weβd happily say yes to a holiday to Gibraltar. Shop this image here bit.ly/2pZzD0p
Charles Pears, Transport by Sea: Maintaining Export Trade, 1917 #tatemuseum #charlespears tate.org.uk/art/artworks/pβ¦
Charles Pears, Transport by Sea: Place of Safety, 1917 tate.org.uk/art/artworks/p⦠#tatemuseum #charlespears
At #Pontefract Museum weβve brought some of Charles Pearsβ finest travel posters to his hometown for the first time with artworks kindly lent by museums across the country. expwake.co/CharlesPears #PearsPosters Art Fund #WestonLoanProgramme
Transport by Sea: Transporting Troops, Charles Pears, 1917 tate.org.uk/art/artworks/p⦠#charlespears #tatemuseum
Transport by Sea: Maintaining Food Supplies, Charles Pears, 1917 tate.org.uk/art/artworks/p⦠#charlespears #tatemuseum
Who's going to the coast over the Bank Holiday? Brits have loved to be beside the seaside for a long time. But if you can't get to the beach today, why not head to #Pontefract Museum instead - our vintage travel poster exhibition is full of sun and sand! expwake.co/CharlesPears
Sick of stormy weather? Our #PearsPosters exhibition at #Pontefract Museum is packed with sun, sea and sand. Don't miss your last chance to enjoy Charles Pears' vibrant vintage travel posters in his hometown. Closes Sat 26th February! expwake.co/CharlesPears
#WestonLoanProgramme
#OnThisDay in 1958, #Pontefract -born naval and poster artist, Charles Pears died in Truro. His self-portrait and some of his most vibrant travel poster designs are at Pontefract Museum until 25th Feb - the first retrospective of his work in his hometown.
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Charles Pears was also a leading travel poster artist in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see some of his most vibrant designs and more examples of his illustrations at #Pontefract Museum's latest exhibition. Visit expwake.co/CharlesPears for more info. #PearsPosters #OnceUponATimeMW
