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Oliver Green (born December 1951) is an author and transport historian who has written widely on the history of public transport in London, and in particular on the art and design of London Transport. He is the former head curator and now research fellow at the London Transport Museum. He lectures at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Gresham College.The art of the Underground: 150 years of re-designing London.
Gresham College, 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
Oliver Green speaking on The Art of the Underground.London's Underground Never Sleeps - Oliver Green
Living people British historians Academics of Birkbeck, University of London 1951 births {{UK-historian-stub
Oliver Green (born December 1951) is an author and transport historian who has written widely on the history of public transport in London, and in particular on the art and design of London Transport. He is the former head curator and now research fellow at the London Transport Museum. He lectures at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Gresham College.Gresham College, 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
Selected publications
1980s
*''The London Transport golden jubilee book, 1933-1983''. Daily Telegraph, London, 1983. *''The London Underground: An illustrated history''.Ian Allan Publishing
Ian Allan Publishing was an English publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books. It was founded by Ian Allan.
In 1942 Ian Allan, then working in the public relations department for the Southern Railway at Waterloo st ...
, 1987.
*''Metro-Land: 1932 edition''. Oldcastle Books, Harpenden, 1987 (Introduction).
1990s
*''Art for the London Underground: London Transport posters 1908 to the present''. Rizzoli, New York, 1990. *''Underground art: London Transport posters, 1908 to the present''.Studio Vista
Studio Vista was a British publishing company founded in 1961 that specialised in leisure and design topics. In the 1960s, the firm published works by a number of authors that went on to be noted designers.
History
Studio Vista was founded by Cec ...
, London, 1990.
*''Designed for London: 150 years of transport design''. Laurence King, London, 1995. (With Jeremy Rewse-Davies)
2000s and 2010s
*''London Transport posters: A century of art and design''. Lund Humphries, 2008. (Edited with David Bownes) *''Discovering London railway stations''. Shire, London, 2010. *''The tube: Station to station on the London Underground''. Shire, London, 2012. *''Underground: How the tube shaped London''. Allen Lane, London, 2012. (With David Bownes and Sam Mullins) *''British aviation posters: Art, design and flight''.Lund Humphries
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, 2012 (With Scott Anthony)
*''Frank Pick's London: Art, design and the modern city''. V & A Publishing, London, 2013.
See also
*Frank Pick
Frank Pick Hon. RIBA (23 November 1878 – 7 November 1941) was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Compan ...
*Johnston (typeface)
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References
External links
Oliver Green speaking on The Art of the Underground.
Living people British historians Academics of Birkbeck, University of London 1951 births {{UK-historian-stub