Spring Beckons You
Artist
Gwynedd M. Hudson
United Kingdom, 1881 - 1935
Printer
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
England, 1867 - 1940
Date1929
MediumLithograph
Dimensions39 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (100.3 x 62.2 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.7789
DescriptionThis evocative composition juxtaposes a smog-laden central London with the first spring flowers. No specific destination is given, just the invitation to take the Underground to escape the gloom and general pollution of the city now that nature is reawakening. While the smokestack factories in the background are not representative of a particular location within London, the image does accurately reflect the appearance of certain areas in the city at the time, most notably the East End. Gwynedd Hudson was best known for this kind of dreamy, escapist imagery, most notably in her illustrations for the 1922 edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. On View
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