Printed Ephemera — 1971
Postcard
This postcard features a busy street scene from Carnaby Street. During the 1960s, Carnaby Street in Soho became world famous as a hot spot of 'swinging London'. Brothers, Warren and David Gold opened the menswear shop 'Lord John' in 1964. It became very popular and its customers included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks.
The mural on the outside of Lord John's was painted by Dudley Edwards, one of the UK's leading 'pop' artists, famous for his psychedlic murals which appeared everywhere from Kings Road to Paul McCartney's piano.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 2007.1/222
- Object name:
- postcard
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Corisel Cards
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- Production date:
- 1971
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 89 mm, 140 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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