Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joy Simpson, active 1965, British

Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, British

Printed by Leonard Ripley & Company Ltd, British
Title:
Local Museums
Date:
1968
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 1/8 x 25 inches (99.4 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "LOCAL MUSEUMS are treasure houses where unlikely objects - curious, ingenious, comic, | even beautiful - lie stranded for our gaze. They indicate local pride and sense of identity. | More vividly evocative of the everyday past than are grander institutions, they deserve | and reward our notice. | A new London Transport free leaflet lists a selection with a brief indication of what each museum | contains, times of opening and how to get there. It also identifies many of the oddities you see above. | The Museums and Art Galleries booklet (also free) deals with the major collections. Ask at any | London Transport Enquiry Office or write to the Public Relations Officer, 55 Broadway S.W.I."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.36
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
spinning wheels | lavender | advertisement | still life | boat | teapot | vases | chairs | gloves | dolls | lace | artifacts | museums
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:53407