No need to ask a p'liceman

John Hassall1908

Details

Title: No need to ask a p'liceman
Creator: John Hassall
Date Created: 1908
Physical Dimensions: 693mm, 505mm
Subject Keywords: District line
Type: Poster artwork
External Link: Record in London Transport Museum Collections Online
Reference number: 1995/4093
Physical Description: Painting of a couple approaching a policman, who gestures to the poster sized London Electric Railway map on the wall behind him. This was the first pictorial poster commissioned by Pick for the Underground. The bold graphic design contrasted sharply with the wordy layout of earlier transport posters. Hassall, an established and popular commercial artist, was an excellent choice to launch the new approach.
Item location: Acton Depot

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