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Advertising Poster Festival Of Britain Exhibition V&A Museum Tonic to the Nation - Original vintage advertising poster for the exhibition A Tonic to the Nation, held at the Victoria & Albert Museum from 26 November 1976 to 3 April 1977 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1951 Festival of Britain. The poster features a striking graphic design with the famous Festival Star logo designed by Abram Games, incorporating a profile of Britannia into a compass star alongside the commemorative year 1951, towering on the left is a dramatic night photograph of the Skylon, the futuristic, illuminated tensegrity structure that served as the architectural centrepiece of the South Bank exhibition site, all set against a dark night sky background with a street view below. Printed for HMSO by UDO Litho Ltd., London. Fair condition, creasing, staining, tears. Country of issue: UK, designer: Peter Branfield, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1976.