Poster: Seeing it through - woman conductor, by Eric Kennington, 1944
Main details
| Reference number | 1983/4/5688 |
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| Description | 'Seeing it Through' was a series of posters commissioned by London Transport in 1944. They commemorate the everyday acts of heroism made by civilian workers during the Second World War. For this poster, Eric Henri Kennington painted a portrait of Mrs M J Morgan, a 'clippie' from Athol Street Garage in Poplar. She saved four children in an air raid by pushing them under the seats of her bus. The poem that accompanied the image was by the British author Alan Patrick Herbert. |
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| Dates | 1944 |
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| Print code | 144/12:/1500/42625 |
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| Completeness | 88% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 823mmWidth 552mmColour Attribute Value Colour - Black
- Light Green
Item content Attribute Value Object title Seeing it through; woman conductorText SEEING IT THROUGH How proud upon your quarterdeck you stand, Conductor - Captain of the mighty bus! Like some Columbus you survey the Strand, A calm newcomer in a sea of fuss. You may be tired - how cheerfully you clip, Clip in the dark, with one eye on the street - Two decks - one pair of legs - a rolling ship - Much on your mind - and fat men on your feet! The sirens blow and death is in the air: still at her post the trusty Captain stands, And counts her change, and scampers up the stair, As brave a sailor as the King commands. A. P. HerbertDesign Attribute Value Medium lithograph -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Eric Henri Kennington, 1944Printer The Baynard Press,Publisher London Transport, 1944 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough Greater London,