Edward Robert Bartelt, active 1961Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, BritishPrinted by Leonard Ripley & Company Ltd, British
Title:
Green Thought
Date:
1961
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 7/8 x 24 7/8 inches (101.3 x 63.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In artist's hand, in black, bottom left of image: "E.R. BARTELT". Beneath image, in large green type: "GREEN THOUGHT..."; continues in black type: "...for a summer's day - take a Green Rober ticket. It gives you the freedom for | a whole day of 200 Country Bus routes, 1500 miles of roads through London's | Countryside. You can buy Green Robers from any Country Bus conductor after | 9.30 am on weekdays and any time on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Rural rides [italics] | leaflets help you to plan your day. Ask at any London Transport Enquiry Office, | or write to Public Relations Officer, 55 Broadway, Westminster, S.W.1"; continues in large green type: "...GREEN ROVER 5/- CHILDREN 2/6". In tiny black type, along bottom edge of image, left: "161/151M/2700"; right: "Leonard Ripley & Co., Ltd. London".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965