The Age of the Train (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 18" x 12" (450mm x 300mm)
Date: 1980
Code: GreenInterCityLL
This is the unique original Gouache painting by Harry Green.
The two main trains shown are a diesel-powered Inter-City 125 and, alongside, a train of special malt containers hauled by a Class 37 diesel-electric locomotive. Small diesel units like the one that is shown on the far right are used on local services.
The left inset shows passengers travelling in comfort on a Inter-City train; the right inset shows a modern signal box.
Original artwork for illustration on pages 16-17 of Look and Learn issue no 976 (22 November 1980).
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- Artist BiographyHarry Green (born 1920; UK)
A little-known artist, Harry Green contributed extensively to Look and Learn in the 1970s and 1980s, illustrating a variety of subjects ranging from historical buildings to football. However, it was as a transport illustrator that he really made his mark in the 1980 with the series "Britain's Railway Wonders". Green also contributed illustrations to Speed & Power in the 1970s.
His book illustrations include Architecture (1969), Architecture: The Great Art of Building (1969), Discovery of Australia (1969) and Discovery of South America (1970), some of which were jointly illustrated by Gwen Green who was also a prolific children's educational book illustrator.
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