Stanley Herbert

Who was Stanley Herbert?

Stanley Herbert was a commercial artist active in the 1930s to 1960s.

Among his clients were The Radio Times, for whom he painted covers, and London Transport and Imperial Airways, for both of whom he designed posters. His other clients included the RAF, BOAC, Danish Bacon and the National Savings Bank, and the children's comics 'Eagle', 'Girl' and 'Jack and Jill'. He painted the portrait of Maid Marian used as a logo for the convenience food store chain of that name, which was is use until the 1980s.

He also worked in scraperboard, and illustrated a number of books. He taught poster design at the Reimann School, London.