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John Burningham, 1936–2019

London Parks: Autumn Leaves

1961

  • Creator

    John Burningham, 1936–2019
    Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004
    Printed by Waterlow & Sons

  • Title

    London Parks: Autumn Leaves

  • Date

    1961

  • Materials & Techniques

    Lithograph

  • Dimensions

    Sheet: 40 x 25 inches (101.6 x 63.5 cm)

  • Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering

    In black, handwritten, left edge of poster, top: "John Burningham '61". In black, beneath image: "POMIFER AUTUMNUS, with the redbreast whistling and every, | common bush afire...Who's for a stroll? Take your hand, | preyhound, mongrel, spaniel, cur, shough, water-rug or demi-wolf | for a last long look at the sun. Try a different park each week." In gray ink, along bottom edge of poster, right: "WATERLONG SONS LIMITED LONDON AND DUNSTABLE"; left: "461| 313F| 2700."

    Lettered, lower center: "POMIFER AUTUMNUS, with the redbreast whistling and every common bush afire… Who's for a stroll? Take your hound, greyhound, mongrel, cur, slough, water rug or demi-wolf for a last long look at the sun. Try a different park each week."

    In black, handwritten, left edge of poster, top: "John Burningham '61".

  • Credit Line

    Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965

  • Copyright Status

    © TfL

  • Accession Number

    B1993.3.2

  • Classification

    Posters

  • Collection

    Prints and Drawings

  • Access

    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Link

    https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4047

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