That’s Shell – That Was!

Shell poster number 297, That's Shell That Was (road and car) by Rowland Hilder. Painting of a car disappearing into the distance, a wind battered tree is at the forefront of the image.

Key facts

  • Catalogue Number

    297

  • Title

    That’s Shell – That Was!

  • Date

    1931

  • Artist

    Rowland Hilder

Rowland Hilder (1905–1993) was a marine and landscape painter and book illustrator. Hilder studied at Goldsmiths’ College in London, where he met botanical artist Edith Blenkiron. The pair both went on to produce joint commissions for a series of Shell calendars in the 1950s.

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Panoramic view of the first floor of the National Motor Museum

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