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"Heaven's gate opens when the world's is shut." The road runs on. The bus will take you down the road.

Print
1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Original design for a poster entitled '"Heaven's gate opens when the world's is shut." The road runs on. The bus will take you down the road.'


Object details

Categories
Posters
Designs
Tourism & Travel
Advertising
Object type
Print
Title"Heaven's gate opens when the world's is shut." The road runs on. The bus will take you down the road. (published title)
Materials and techniques
India ink corrected with Kaolinite
Paper
India Ink
Kaolinite
Drawing
Brief description
Paul Woodroffe, original design for a poster entitled '"Heaven's gate opens when the world's is shut." The road runs on. The bus will take you down the road', India ink corrected with Kaolinite, Great Britain, 1926
Physical description
Original design for a poster entitled '"Heaven's gate opens when the world's is shut." The road runs on. The bus will take you down the road.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5in
  • Width: 11.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Marks and inscriptions
'P. Woodroffe.' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London Ltd
Association
London General Omnibus Company
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2404-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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