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Exhibition
Heath Robinson in Advertising
16 Sep 2015 – 22 Oct 2015
Event times
10am - 5:30pm weekdays only
(Also Saturday 19th as part of Open House London)
Cost of entry
Free Entry
McCann London
Address
- McCann London
- 7 Herbrand St
- London
Greater London - WC1N 1EX
- United Kingdom
The first exhibition William Heath Robinson’s illustration work in advertising from the 1920s-30s. A wide ranging exploration, hosted in the Grade 2 Listed offices of the McCann London advertising agency.
About
A wide ranging exploration of William Heath Robinson’s commercial commissions, hosted in the Grade 2 Listed offices of the McCann London advertising agency, one of the best examples of an Art Deco building in London.
William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was one of the UK’s most popular artists of his era, his name becoming synonymous with the humorous, unlikely and ingenious contraptions that he drew.
Curated by Geoffrey Beare, a trustee at the forthcoming Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner (opening 2016), this exhibition brings together a selection of vintage publications showing works in print alongside original drawings poking fun at modernist design and architecture of the era.
McCann’s spectacular Grade 2 listed Art Deco headquarters in Russell Square is therefore the ideal exhibition space. Built in 1931, this was originally a Daimler car showroom, a marque for which Heath Robinson created a series of illustrations. These are included in this exhibition alongside work for brands including Shredded Wheat and Great Western Trains, both advertising clients of McCann London.
