Poster; Go out into the country, by Graham Sutherland, 1938

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Reference number	1983/4/5001
Description	London Transport published this poster in January 1938. It was designed by the prolific British artist Graham Sutherland to promote leisure travel. The newspaper clipping is from the Daily Express. The article encouraged readers to make the most of any winter sunshine and get out into the country. The poster depicts a typewriter in a gloomy City interior, as though abandoned by the journalist running off to take his own advice.
Artist	Graham Sutherland
Dates	1938
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	38/408/2250
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Winter Countryside Typewriters Newspaper cuttings Day trips
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

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

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Green Grey

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Go out into The Country
  Text	DAILY EXPRESS JANUARY 21 GO OUT INTO THE COUNTRY. .. The spring days which come in mid-winter are among the best of the year. They never fail to appear in January or early February. Go into the country now. Do not wait for Easter. It may be snowing. Do not wait for August. It will probably be raining. Is there fog in the town? There may be brilliant sunshine a few miles out. Is the sun striking palely on the rooftops or on the south side of the street? It will be flooding the fields. Go out and find it...

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Stylistic influence	Surrealism

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Graham Sutherland, 1938
  Printer	Curwen Press,
  Publisher	London Transport, 1938

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Greater London,