Poster; Richmond Park, by Laura Knight, 1938
Main details
| Reference number | 1983/4/5045 |
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| Description | This poster, commissioned by London Transport in 1938, was illustrated by the prolific artist Dame Laura Knight. It advertises travel to Richmond Park, a convenient and popular retreat for Londoners. Until medieval times London was surrounded by great oak forests. Richmond Park formed part of that forest and is home to oaks that are over 800 years old. Knight uses the oak, to mark to the great park's past, present and future. In 1949, the poster and original artwork appeared in Art for All, an exhibition of London Transport posters at the V&A. |
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| Dates | 1938 |
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| Completeness | 85% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 1016mmWidth 635mmDescriptive size Double royalColour Attribute Value Colour - Pink
Item content Attribute Value Object title Richmond Park -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Laura Knight, 1938Printer Waterlow & Sons Ltd,Publisher London Transport, 1938 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough Richmond upon Thames,