United Nations Day

Date

1959

Collection

Tom Eckersley Collection

Creator(s)

Tom Eckersley, United Nations

Code

TE/1/7/13/i

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This poster was prepared for the Foreign Office by the Central Office of Information and is signed by Eckersley.

It celebrates fourteen anniversary of the United Nations, at United Nations Day Oct 24 1959.

To the centre right is the word 'NATIONS' running one on top of the next in a column of ten. Each is in a different primary colour, except the last one which is black and has the other text around it the Background is white.

The poster was produced in various sizes. Measures, 88.9cm by 56.5cm, 49.5cm by 36.5cm and 36.5cm and 24cm. Printed by Foss & Cross Ltd for Her Majesty's Stationery Office as colour lithographs.