Eckersley's Archive and Later Life
Tom Eckersley retained copies of many of his posters and examples of his original artwork; these form the equivalent of sketches for the working poster maker. Eckersley used these when teaching, as well as a personal reference. The posters were kept at his home and as such formed a working archive. In addition to retaining examples of his published posters Eckersley also produced and retained posters that he had designed purely for personal enjoyment, such as a series of film posters that depicted the faces of Hollywood movie greats that were only published on a small scale for events like exhibitions of his work.
Eckersley died in 1997, two years after a retrospective of his work was exhibited at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication), this was complemented by a written review that credits Eckersley as having transformed graphic design in the UK.
A collection at the University of the Arts London includes posters from throughout his career, magazine covers and original artwork. The University has made the posters available online on VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).
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