Poster; Seeing it through; bus driver, by Eric Henri Kennington, 1944

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Reference number	1983/4/5691
Artist	Eric Henri Kennington
Dates	1944
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	144-115-1500
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Poems A P Herbert Bus drivers Uniforms Propaganda Staff Second World War War work Propaganda
Completeness	85% 85% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	813mm
  Width	552mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Red Brown

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Seeing it through; bus driver
  Text	Bus driver, bus driver, how bravely you steam, / Like a very big ship in a very small stream - / Every refuge a reef, every shadow a snare - / But all are the same to a master of care. / Bus driver, we board you, a shivering queue, / We're safe and snug now and forget about you: / But on through the darkness you rumble alone, / With no mate at your side and no eyes but your own. / Bus driver, bus driver, the sirens have gone: / The bombs may come down, but the buses go on: / Bus driver, I know you won't think me a snob / If I whisper "Bus driver, I don't want your job." A.P. Herbert

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Medium	lithograph

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Eric Henri Kennington, 1944
  Printer	The Baynard Press,
  Publisher	London Transport, 1944