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J.R. Charton (Britain/Malaya, active 1920s–1940s), travel in…
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Melbourne
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28-Jun-2020
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J.R. Charton (Britain/Malaya, active 1920s–1940s), travel in Comfort by Malayan railway, c1933 colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 72.5 x 53 cm. Linen-backed, printed by Caxton press Ltd, Kuala Lumpur.', in 1933 artist J.R. Charton designed five posters for the, Federated Malay States railway. A newspaper review of, Charton's work noted that the imagery of the posters was, 'Exceedingly effective' and would therefore encourage, tourists to make an overland journey through Malaya, [Ref: Malaya Tribune, 23.11.1933]
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Art: Prints - Posters