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London Underground / Seeing it Through: Bus Drivers. 1944.
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PAI-LXXI: Rare Posters
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Artist: ERIC HENRI KENNINGTON (1888-1960)
Size: 22 x 32 in./51 x 81.2 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight tears at edges.
Printer: Baynard Press, London
Reference:
Key Words: WWII; Propaganda; Rail; Humanitarian
London Underground / Seeing it Through: Bus Drivers. 1944.
One of Britain's most significant war artists, E.H. Kennington's work now hangs in the Imperial War Museum; his bust of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) is in St. Paul's Cathedral. Anticipating World War II, he planned camouflage schemes for London's most prominent landmarks. His WWII poster series "Seeing it Through" for London Transport is widely admired for championing the quiet heroism of London's municipal workers, who fought the fires and comforted Londoners during the Blitz. This one features a poem by A.P. Herbert, "Virtues of the Bus Driver," whose final stanza reads in part: Bus driver, bus driver, the sirens have gone: The bombs may come down, but the buses go on.
Size: 22 x 32 in./51 x 81.2 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight tears at edges.
Printer: Baynard Press, London
Reference:
Key Words: WWII; Propaganda; Rail; Humanitarian
London Underground / Seeing it Through: Bus Drivers. 1944.
One of Britain's most significant war artists, E.H. Kennington's work now hangs in the Imperial War Museum; his bust of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) is in St. Paul's Cathedral. Anticipating World War II, he planned camouflage schemes for London's most prominent landmarks. His WWII poster series "Seeing it Through" for London Transport is widely admired for championing the quiet heroism of London's municipal workers, who fought the fires and comforted Londoners during the Blitz. This one features a poem by A.P. Herbert, "Virtues of the Bus Driver," whose final stanza reads in part: Bus driver, bus driver, the sirens have gone: The bombs may come down, but the buses go on.
