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Creator:
Bruce Angrave, 1914–1983
Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004
Printed by The Baynard Press
Title:
Sir Christopher Wren
Date:
1964
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 38 3/8 x 25 inches (97.5 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered, upper center: "SI MONVMENTVM REQVIRIS, CIRCVMSPICE" ; lower left: "SIR CHRISTOPHER | WREN | TOOK UP HIS PEN | AND WORKED | FOR HOURS | ON THE CITY TOWERS" ; lower right: "YOU CAN | VISIT THEM STILL | WITHOUT ANY FUSS | BY | LONDON TRANSPORT | TRAIN OR BUS"

Signed center right: "Paper sculpture by Bruce Angrave"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.33
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architect | architectural subject | churches | man | model | paper | portrait | sculpture | tights | towers
Associated Places:
England | Europe | London | United Kingdom
Associated People:
Wren, Sir Christopher (1632–1723), architect, mathematician, and astronomer
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:53404
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