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Poster; Bluebells; Kew Gardens, by Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1920

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Main details

Main details for this item.
Reference number
1983/4/852
Description
The Underground commissioned this poster in 1920. It encourages passengers to go to see the spectacular bluebells at Kew Gardens. Every spring they fill the woods with colour. The view, captured here by Edward McKnight Kauffer, is particularly captivating in the evening as the sun sets behind the trees.
Artist
Dates
1920
Collection
Object type
  • Poster
Print code
64.1000.11.2.20
Location
Topics
Completeness
87%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    762mm
    Width
    508mm
    Descriptive size
    Double crown
    Colour
    AttributeValue
    Colour
    • Green
    • Yellow
    • Blue
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    Bluebells; Kew Gardens
    Text
    Blue Bells 'Dark bluebells drench'd with dews of Summer eves' Matthew Arnold KEW GARDENS
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Stylistic approach
    Flat colour
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1920
    Printer
    Dangerfield Printing Company Ltd,
    Publisher
    Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd, 1920