Peter Roberson, active 1958Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, BritishPrinted by Waterlow & Sons, British
Title:
London Rovers
Date:
1958
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 40 x 25 inches (101.6 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In artist's hand, in black, bottom right corner of image: "Peter Roberson 1958". In red type, beneath image, left: "LONDON ROVERS | How many of these London sights can you name?"; in black type: "There are 26 of them. You can see them all on any | Saturday or Sunday either by Central (red) Bus with a | RED ROBER go-as-you-please ticket (5/-) or with a | TWIN ROVER go-as-you-please ticket (8/6) which gives you a day's freedom of the Underground * and [italics] the". In black type, beneath image, right: "Central (red) Buses. Buy them in advance or on the day | from most underground stations or agents of London Coastal Coaches Ltd."; in italics: "* Except north of Rickmansworth on the Metropolitan Line"; in red type: "A copy of 'Visitor's London will be sent free to the first | hundred applicants who send a correct list of all the | sights shown on this poster to the Publicity Officer,| 55, Broadway, Westminster, S.W.I". In black italic type, beneath cener: "Make the most of your public transport". In black type, along bottom edge of poster: "258/372M/2500"; right: "WATERLOW & SONS LTD., LONDON & DUNSTABLE".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Musée de l'Imprimerie, 2010-10-13 - 2011-02-15)Art for All - British Posters for Transport (The Wolfsonian Museum, 2011-04-15 - 2011-08-14)Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 2010-05-27 - 2010-08-15)