Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Peter Carey, born 1931, British

Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, British

Printed by Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd, British
Title:
Speakers' Corner
Date:
1966
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 3/16 x 24 7/8 inches (99.5 x 63.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In artist's hand, in black, bottom right of image: "Peter Carey". In blue, beneath image: "Speakers' Corner, Marble Arch, is the Londoner's long-established | open-air debating society. Membership is unrestricted, the audience | intent, argumentative, good-humoured. The Law keeps no more | than a benevolent eye on this heady mixture of prejudice, real fervour | and hot air. Bring your hobbey-horse along any Sunday morning." In red, beneath, center: "UNDERGROUND or BUS to MARBLE ARCH".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B1993.3.11
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4043