Montague Birrell Black

1889-1964

British (England, London)

Montague Birrell Black, also known by the name Montague B. Black, was a renowned British painter, illustrator and poster artist best known for work in producing watercolor artworks to serve as the basis of lithographs for the White Star Line, the British Underground Group, and the four major British Railway Lines. Born in Stockwell, London, England, on March 29, 1884, he identified his chosen profession as a "Lithographic Artist" as early as the age of seventeen. He was educated at Stockwell College, London.

Black was extremely active as an lithographic artist between 1910 and 1936. During World War II, he was a War Correspondent for the Toronto Star in Canada, while also producing war illustrations for the front page of La Presse.