Poster; River - heron, by Clifford Ellis and Rosemary Ellis, 1933

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Reference number	1983/4/3642
Description	This poster was commissioned by London Transport in 1933. It formed part of a series to encourage travel to the countryside using the four different departments of London Transport. The image of a heron, painted by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, is accompanied by a short poem.
Artist	Clifford Ellis
Dates	1933
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	179.1000.33
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Herons Rivers Beyond the city
Completeness	85% 85% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Pink Green Blue

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	River, heron
  Text	River "Search down the marge to find some shady pool / Where we may rest awhile and moor our boat, / And bathe our tired limbs in the waters cool..." Trolleybus

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Clifford Ellis, 1933 Rosemary Ellis,
  Printer	The Baynard Press,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1933

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Greater London,