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HERRY PERRY (HEATHER PERRY, 1897-1962) LONDON THOU ART THE FLOWER OF CITIES ALL / GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 1929. 38x23 1/4 inches, 96 1/2x59 cm. [S.C. Allen & Company Ltd., London.] Condition B: margins and printer's text trimmed off; extensive creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image; replaced losses and overpainting in corners. Herry Perry, also known as Heather Perry, was one of the most prolific female poster artists of the period. In addition to poster design "she also worked as a book illustrator and designer of playing cards and pub signs" (London Transport p. 144). She primarily designed posters for London Transport and the Underground. Furness vol. 5, p. 78.
