Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Terence Tenison Cuneo, 1907–1996, British

Commissioned by British Railways, 1948–1997, British

Printed by Waterlow & Sons, British
Title:
Track Laying by Night
Date:
1948
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on medium, smooth, beige wove paper affixed to thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
Mount: 40 7/16 × 49 15/16 inches (102.7 × 126.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "246"; inscribed in graphite, lower left on back: "B622 230"; inscribed in graphite, lower right on back: "[?IR1513/11]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.2
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
construction | cityscape | work | tools | building | steel | labor | pick | infrastructure | station | genre subject | tracks | laborers | trains | carriages | railway | wrench | smoke | building | railroad | lamps | steam | night | historical subject | cars | transport
Associated Places:
Europe | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:53373