Glorious Devon

Made:: 1951

maker:: Gyrth Russell

Glorious Devon (painting; oil painting; poster artwork)

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Painting, oil on canvas, Glorious Devon by Gyrth Russell, about 1951. Depicts a view of Clovelly, looking down a steeply sloping street towards the harbour. In the foreground is a brick archway next to the 'Hope and Anchor' pub. At the foot of the hill is the sea and harbour wall, with a two-masted sailing boat at anchor, with cliffs, fields and moors beyond. Original artwork for British Railways Western Region poster "Glorious Devon, Travel by Train".

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Category:: Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Object Number:: 1977-5798

Materials:: oil and canvas

Measurements:: overall; overall: 794 mm x 1238 mm x 18 mm,

type:: painting, oil painting and poster artwork

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