Whilst researching Kenneth Bromfield a couple of weeks ago, I was reintroduced to the work of Harry Stevens.
Stevens (1919-2008) was another talented graphic designer who produced a number of advertising posters for the General Post Office (GPO), London Transport and British Railways amongst others. Despite having no formal training in art, he won the Council of Industrial Design Poster Award in 1963.
As well as advertising posters, Steven illustrated a few children’s books including Who’s That?, Parrot Told Snake and Fat Mouse.
As we’ve been discovering, online information about many of the designers of this era is scant. There are images of Stevens’ posters in a couple of museum internet archives. Luckily, you can find a few physical examples of his work available on Etsy and eBay.
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