Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Clive Gardiner, 1891–1960, British

Commissioned by Underground Electric Railways of London Ltd, 1902–1933, British

Printed by Charles Whittingham and Griggs (Printers) Ltd
Title:
The Tower of London
Date:
1927
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 3/4 x 25 inches (101 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "THE TOWER OF LONDON | Once the Keep of Kings and Queens, | Where Traitors rest, or Ghosts walk, | Home of Beefeaters and Crown Jewels. | Underground TO MARK LANE"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B2008.26.2
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
guards | Cubist | armors | landmark | monument | advertisement | architectural subject
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:59571