Stanley Herbert Explained

Stanley Herbert
Birth Date:	27 June 1905^[1]
Birth Place:	Oldham, Lancashire, England
Death Place:	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation:	Artist
Years Active:	1930s–1960s

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, and the children's comics 'Eagle', 'Girl' and 'Jack and Jill'. 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:

• Book: Wray, Fitzwater. The Visitor's Book. 1937. J. M. Dent & Sons.
• Book: Pitt, Frances. Meet Us in the Garden. 1946. Lutterworth Press.
• Book: Pitt, Frances. The Year in the Countryside. 1947. Lutterworth Press.
• Book: Madge, Kathleen. The World of Living Green. 1947. Lutterworth Press.
• Book: Balham, Harry. The Story of a Thread of Cotton. Puffin.
• Book: Mainwaring, James. British History in Strip Pictures. 1953. Odhams.
• Book: Unstead, R.J.. R. J. Unstead

. R. J. Unstead. The Medieval scene, 787-1485. 1962.

• Book: Unstead, R.J.. Crown and Parliament, 1485-1688. 1962.
• Book: Unstead, R.J.. The Rise of Great Britain 1688-1837. A & C Black Ltd.
• Book: Unstead, R.J.. A century of change, 1837-today. 1964.

External links

• Posters by Herbert in the National Air and Space Museum, USA
• Posters by Herbert in the London Transport Museum
• Greetings telegram design (1951), for the General Post Office, in the V&A Museum.
• Books illustrated by Herbert

Notes and References

1. Stanley Herbert, poster designer, in 1939 England and Wales Register
2. 1937-10-08. Radio Times. BBC. Radio Times (Autumn Number).
3. 1938-06-03. Radio Times. BBC. Radio Times (Open-Air Number).
4. Web site: Artist: Stanley Herbert - Poster and poster artwork collection. London Transport Museum. 20 January 2013.
5. Web site: Poster, Advertising, Commercial Aviation. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 20 January 2013.
6. V&A Museum notes on stationery using his 1951 GPO telegram design
7. Web site: Herbert Stanley Vintage Poster. Auctioneer.com. 22 January 2013.
8. Book: Madge, Kathleen. The World of Living Green. 1947.
9. Web site: Probate Register.