Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1974 Summer Tom Purvis used just two

Tom Purvis used just two colours to create this striking poster of Britannia for the 1932 British Industries Fair

Cox and William Chase

The leaflet would have been cut and folded for posting

The artwork

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1974 Summer Tom Purvis used just twoAn uncommon, original poster, painted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1974 by Betty Swanwick and designed by Gordon House. Swanwick's painting depicts the ghosts of Sir Joshua Reynolds and Angelica Kauffman viewing a contemporary abstract painting, while living visitors in the background throng a portrait of the Queen on horseback. Swanwick was an English artist, novelist, teacher and member of the Royal Academy. She began her career