Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Anthony Eckersley, born 1937, British

Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, British

Printed by Waterlow & Sons, British
Title:
Old St. Paul's
Date:
1964
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 x 25 inches (99.1 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "Old St Paul's - old because the West Front has lately been | transformed. If you ever have thought London soot can beautify, | go at once and look at St. Paul's from the top of Ludgate Hill. Imagine the | whole building as Wren himself saw it, and then make a contribution, lordly | or modest, to the Lord Mayor's fund for a complete transformation."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.31
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | facade | tourism | cathedral | transportation | advertisement
Associated Places:
England | St. Paul's Cathedral | Europe | London | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
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)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:53402