Stanley Herbert
Born(1905-06-27)27 June 1905[1]
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died1 January 1967(1967-01-01) (aged 61)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
OccupationArtist
Years active1930s–1960s
Herbert's signature, from his artwork for the cover of The Radio Times magazine, 8 October 1937
"Herbert in a High Hat" self portrait by Stanley Herbert 1955, oil on canvas 42x39cm. Private collection of artist's family

Stanley Herbert (27 June 1905 – 1 January 1967) was a British commercial artist active in the 1930s to 1960s.

Among his clients were The Radio Times, for which he painted covers,[2][3] and London Transport[4] and Imperial Airways,[5] for both of whom he designed posters. His other clients included the RAF,[6] BOAC,[7] Danish Bacon and the National Savings Bank,[6] and the children's comics 'Eagle', 'Girl' and 'Jack and Jill'.[6] He painted the portrait of Maid Marian used as a logo for the convenience food store chain of that name, which was use until the 1980s.

He also worked in scraperboard,[8] and illustrated a number of books. He taught poster design at the Reimann School, London.

Herbert died at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge on 1 January 1967.[9]

Bibliography

Books illustrated by Herbert include:

  • Wray, Fitzwater (1937). The Visitor's Book. J. M. Dent & Sons.
  • Pitt, Frances (1946). Meet Us in the Garden. Lutterworth Press.
  • Pitt, Frances (1947). The Year in the Countryside. Lutterworth Press.
  • Madge, Kathleen (1947). The World of Living Green. Lutterworth Press.
  • Balham, Harry. The Story of a Thread of Cotton. Puffin.
  • Mainwaring, James (1953). British History in Strip Pictures. Odhams.
  • Unstead, R.J. (1962). The Medieval scene, 787-1485.
  • Unstead, R.J. (1962). Crown and Parliament, 1485-1688.
  • Unstead, R.J. The Rise of Great Britain 1688-1837. A & C Black Ltd.
  • Unstead, R.J. (1964). A century of change, 1837-today.

References

  1. ↑ Stanley Herbert, poster designer, in 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ↑ "Radio Times (Autumn Number)". Radio Times. BBC. 8 October 1937.
  3. ↑ "Radio Times (Open-Air Number)". Radio Times. BBC. 3 June 1938.
  4. ↑ "Artist: Stanley Herbert - Poster and poster artwork collection". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Poster, Advertising, Commercial Aviation". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 V&A Museum notes on stationery using his 1951 GPO telegram design
  7. ↑ "Herbert Stanley Vintage Poster". Auctioneer.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Madge, Kathleen (1947). The World of Living Green.
  9. ↑ "Probate Register".
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