Poster; London after dark, by Fred Millett, 1968

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Reference number	1983/4/7645
Description	London Transport published this poster in 1968. It was designed by Fred Millett to promote travel to London after dark. Millett's collage draws on the prevalent pop art style to create a bright, eye-catching poster. The theatre, cinema, ballet, late-night shopping and restaurants are all advertised in the text below, as are the City's spectacular floodlit buildings and monuments.
Artist	Fred Millett
Dates	1968
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	167/6M/3700
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Nightlife Night Entertainment
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black Blue

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	London after dark
  Text	LONDON AFTER DARK In the dusk, the West End comes to life. Street lamps brighten, and the twinkling lights turn Piccadilly Circus into a brashly magical fairyland. Floodlighting lends to St. Paul's, the National Gallery, Westminster Abbey a silvery, sharp-etched clarity. Evening shopping (on Thursdays), theatres, cinemas, restaurants - London Transport takes you there, and home again. Buses run late, and the Underground until after midnight - 23 30 on Sundays...

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Medium	Colour offset and letterpress

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Fred Millett, 1968
  Printer	Waterlow & Sons Ltd, 1968
  Publisher	London Transport, 1968

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Greater London,

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Fred Millett - 1968