PATRICK COKAYNE KEELY (?-1970) [ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS.] Group of 5 posters. Circa 1947.

Sizes vary, each approximately 30x20 inches. Loxley Bros.
Condition B+: minor tears and creases in margins; creases in image. Paper.
Pat Keely was an established artist from the years before the Second World War, known for his strong, stylized Art Deco style (which he used most notably in his posters for the Southern Railway). He was also one of the artists chosen to participate in the workplace safety series commissioned by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. "These posters were produced as industrial safety propaganda to support the production drive that supplied the armed services. The posters were commissioned by RoSPA and underwritten by Ernest Bevin's Ministry of Labour." (http://www.rennart.co.uk/eckersley.html) While all of these excellent posters are less Art Deco and more practical, they remain in Keely's pure style, with clean lines and the use of an airbrush for the background. Takashimaya no. 288.