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Creator:
Peter Roberson, active 1958
Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004
Printed by The Baynard Press
Title:

London's Museums and Galleries

Date:
1955-1956
Medium:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 40 1/16 x 25 inches (101.8 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

In artist's hand, in black, in bottom left: "Peter Roberson 1955". In black type, left of center of image: "When did you last see a Velasquez or | Magna Carta? To help you to discover or reawaken | your own particular interest London Transport | issues a free leaflet that briefly describes London's | museums and art galleries. It shows when they are | open, what it costs to go in (most of them are free) | and how to get there. Write to the | Publicity Officer, 55 Broadway, S.W. I." In tiny black type, along bottom edge of image, left: "156-264-2250:' right: "THE BAYNARD PRESS".

Lettered, center right: "When did you last see a Velasquez or Magna Carta? To help you to discover or reawaken your own particular interest London Transport issues a free leaflet that briefly describes London's museums and art galleries. It shows when they are open, what it costs to go in (most of them are free) and how to get there. Write to the Publicity Officer, 55 Broadway, S.W.1."

In black, in bottom left: "Peter Roberson 1955"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B1993.3.13
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
galleries (display spaces) | museum | vases
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4045
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