Poster; The proud city - St Paul's Cathedral, by Walter E Spradbery, 1944
Main details
| Reference number | 1983/4/5766 |
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| Description | 'The Proud City' was a series of six posters commissioned by London Transport in 1944. It was a celebration of London's survival of the Blitz. The posters appeared all over the City and were also produced in different languages to convey the message internationally. Each poster presented an image of war-ravaged buildings, accompanied by a quotation from a noted British poet or historian. In this poster, Walter E Spradbery depicts St Paul's Cathedral from Bread Street. The text beneath is taken from a document of 1673, the year St Paul's was completed. The combination of this quotation and Spradbery's commanding image was intended to maintain morale among London Transport's passengers and staff. |
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| Dates | 1944 |
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| Print code | 944 1794 1000 |
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| Completeness | 88% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 1016mmWidth 635mmDescriptive size Double royalColour Attribute Value Colour - Green
- Blue
- Grey
Item content Attribute Value Object title The proud city; St Paul's CathedralText THE PROUD CITY A NEW VIEW OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FROM BREAD STREET 'the principal ornament of our royal City, to the Honour of our Government, and of this realm'Design Attribute Value Medium lithograph -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Walter E Spradbery, 1944B G Lewis, 1944Printer The Baynard Press,Publisher London Transport, 1944 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough City of London,