- Title:
- Torquay in Glorious Devon
- Object name(s):
- painting; oil painting; poster artwork; painting; oil painting; poster artwork
- Brief description:
- Painting, oil on canvas, "Torquay in Glorious Devon" by Frank Wootton, 1950. Depicts the inner harbour at Torquay with a white yacht at left foreground. At right are small rowing boats and a breakwater. Beyond is the town, rising up green hills at right. On the left is Torquay Pavilion. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Unframed. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- oils
- Associated concept:
- Art
- Material:
- oil paint
- Material:
- canvas
- Object name:
- painting; oil painting; poster artwork; painting; oil painting; poster artwork
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1950
- Date - latest:
- 1950
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1950
- Date - latest:
- 1950
- Object production person:
- Wootton, Frank; British Railways, Western Region
- Other number:
- 1977-5714
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- Cl.No.74/12/72
- Other number type:
- Clapham number
- Other number:
- NRM 77/22/10
- Other number type:
- National Railway Museum number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/504defc3-b5e5-38eb-a0cf-23c103e03032
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/504defc3-b5e5-38eb-a0cf-23c103e03032, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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