Poster; Seeing it through; policeman, by Eric Henri Kennington, 1944

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Reference number	1983/4/5697
Artist	Eric Henri Kennington
Dates	1944
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	144-117-1500
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Poems A P Herbert Police Propaganda People John Gordon Woodage Staff Second World War War work Propaganda
Completeness	85% 85% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	823mm
  Width	552mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Brown Green

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Seeing it through; policeman
  Text	Thank you, policeman. What would London do / Without her guides, and guardians, in blue? / You keep the peace, your temper, and your wits, / A dear by day, a bulwark in the blitz. / Half-way between a mother and a god, You rule the roaring traffic with a nod: / But still have time and patience to explain / The way to Number Ninety, Lambeth Lane. / More than us all, you show the British way, / Strength without shouting, drill without display: / Pinned to your post, and longing to be gone / In different uniform - you carry on. 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