Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Walter E. Spradbery, 1889–1969, British

Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, British

Printed by The Baynard Press, British
Title:
The Proud City: The Noble Fabric of the Church of St. Clement Danes
Date:
1944
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 1/8 x 24 3/4 inches (99.4 x 62.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper left: "THE PROUD CITY"; lower right: "THE NOBLE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST. CLEMENT DANES"; lower center: ""Where the fair columns of St. Clement stand | Whose straiten'd bounds encroach upon | the Strand;""; lower right: "John Gay"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.8
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Musée de l'Imprimerie, 2010-10-13 - 2011-02-15)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (The Wolfsonian Museum, 2011-04-15 - 2011-08-14)

Art for All - British Posters for Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 2010-05-27 - 2010-08-15)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:53379