The Festival of Britain of 1951 was probably the largest event of its kind ever … subscribers only
Official Festival Britain symbol designed by Abram Games
Bibliography
1. A tonic to the nation: the Festival of Britain. Edited by Mary Banham and Bevis Hillier. London: Thames & Hudson, 1976 2. Conekin, Becky. The Autobiography of a nation. The 1951 exhibition of Britain: representing Britain in the post-war world. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 2003 3. Design in the Festival London: H.M.S.O., 1951 4. Jackson, Lesley. From atoms to patterns: crystal structure designs from the 1951 Festival of Britain Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England: Richard Dennis, 2008 [Published to an accompany an exhibition on the Festival Pattern Group held at the Wellcome Institute in London in 2008] 5. Lazarides, T.O. Structural analysis of the Dome of Discovery. London: Crosby Lockwood, 1952 6. Rennie, Paul. Festival of Britain 1951: design Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2007