Bill Leeson, born 1934, BritishCommissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, BritishPrinted by Waterlow & Sons, British
Title:
London Zoo
Date:
1965
Materials & Techniques:
Chromolithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 38 7/8 x 24 3/4 inches (98.7 x 62.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "WE ANIMALS really are well-off in London. Take the London Zoo- smart new Elephant House, | brilliant and unconventional new Aviary (not quite finished), classic-of-modern-architecture Penguin | Pool, all in the setting of Nash's Regent's Park. Whipsnade's wide open spaces are high on | Dunstable Downs - just like home but safer and very much more comfortable. Chessington is more | intimate, and caters specially for children. At all three zoos we welcome visitors. They enjoy | themselves. And, of course, they interest and amuse us too… | Ask for a free 'Know Your Animals' leaflet at any London Transport Enquiry Office"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965