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Frank Parkinson Newbould (24 September 1887 – 24 December 1951) was an English poster artist, known for his travel posters and Second World War posters for the
He worked mostly in London from the interwar period specialising in travel posters. His clients included the
Science & Society Picture Library
www.ww2poster.co.uk
notjusthockney
1887 births 1951 deaths 20th-century English artists Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts Artists from Bradford British poster artists English graphic designers War Office personnel in World War II World War II artists {{graphic-designer-stub
Frank Parkinson Newbould (24 September 1887 – 24 December 1951) was an English poster artist, known for his travel posters and Second World War posters for the War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the new Ministry of Defence (MoD). This article contains text from ...
as assistant to Abram Games
Abram Games (29 July 191427 August 1996) was a British graphic designer. The style of his work – refined but vigorous compared to the work of contemporaries – has earned him a place in the pantheon of the best of 20th-century graphic desi ...
.
Early life
He was born in Bradford, to John Newbould (1856–1944), chemist, fromPateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Nidd. It is in the Yorkshire Dales an ...
, and Sara Ellen, née Robinson (1856–1941), also from Bradford. He was their only child. He was educated at Bradford College of Art and Camberwell School of Art
Camberwell College of Arts is a public tertiary art school in Camberwell, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. It offers further and higher education programmes, including postgrad ...
.
Career
He worked mostly in London from the interwar period specialising in travel posters. His clients included the Empire Marketing Board
The Empire Marketing Board was formed in May 1926 by the Colonial Secretary Leo Amery to promote intra-Empire trade and to persuade consumers to 'Buy Empire'. It was established as a substitute for tariff reform and protectionist legislation and ...
; London Transport and its predecessors; the London & North Eastern, Great Western and London, Midland and Scottish Railways, and the Orient and Cunard Lines.
In 1942 he joined the War Office
The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the new Ministry of Defence (MoD). This article contains text from ...
as assistant to Abram Games
Abram Games (29 July 191427 August 1996) was a British graphic designer. The style of his work – refined but vigorous compared to the work of contemporaries – has earned him a place in the pantheon of the best of 20th-century graphic desi ...
, where he produced eleven posters, including a series ''Your Britain, Fight for it Now''.
His work was characterised by bold shapes and colours.
Personal life
In 1919, Newbould married Marion Jane Thomson. He died in London on 24 December 1951.Further reading
* * Howell, Brian. 1980. ''The poster and its development between 1870 and 1945, concentrating on Frank Newbould (1887–1951)''. Bath: Bath Academy of Art. * Rennie, Paul. 2014. 'Newbould, Frank Parkinson (1887–1951)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Accessed Nov 2017References
External links
Science & Society Picture Library
www.ww2poster.co.uk
notjusthockney
1887 births 1951 deaths 20th-century English artists Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts Artists from Bradford British poster artists English graphic designers War Office personnel in World War II World War II artists {{graphic-designer-stub