Poster; London after dark, by Fred Millett, 1968
Main details
Reference number | 1983/4/7645 |
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Description | London Transport published this poster in 1968. It was designed by Fred Millett to promote travel to London after dark. Millett's collage draws on the prevalent pop art style to create a bright, eye-catching poster. The theatre, cinema, ballet, late-night shopping and restaurants are all advertised in the text below, as are the City's spectacular floodlit buildings and monuments. |
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Dates | 1968 |
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Print code | 167/6M/3700 |
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Completeness | 100% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 1016mmWidth 635mmDescriptive size Double royalColour Attribute Value Colour - Black
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Item content Attribute Value Object title London after darkText LONDON AFTER DARK In the dusk, the West End comes to life. Street lamps brighten, and the twinkling lights turn Piccadilly Circus into a brashly magical fairyland. Floodlighting lends to St. Paul's, the National Gallery, Westminster Abbey a silvery, sharp-etched clarity. Evening shopping (on Thursdays), theatres, cinemas, restaurants - London Transport takes you there, and home again. Buses run late, and the Underground until after midnight - 23 30 on Sundays...Design Attribute Value Medium Colour offset and letterpress -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Fred Millett, 1968Printer Waterlow & Sons Ltd, 1968Publisher London Transport, 1968 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough Greater London,People Attribute Value People Fred Millett - 1968