Kerry Lee's Pictorial Map of London - Festival of Britain edition
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Kerry Lee's Pictorial Map of London - Festival of Britain edition
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London, the Bastion of Liberty
On returning to Blandford Studio in 1946 after his war service with the Air Ministry, Kerry Lee spent six months working on a map rich in historical, architectural and literary detail which celebrated London’s survival and symbolic wartime role. Lee chose an apposite quote by Churchill: "We would rather see London in ruins and ashes than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved." Read more
The map was issued in two sizes, of which this is the smaller version, set within a decorative border designed to look like a frame. It was marketed overseas (especially in America) by the Travel Association of Great Britain.
Lee revised the map for the 1951 Festival of Britain, incorporating Abram Games’ emblem, and a view of the Royal Festival Hall in the border. The South Bank venue also features on the map itself, and following nationalisation the names of the Big Four railway companies have been dropped from the London termini.
Lee’s characteristic signature appears bottom right, showing the artist seated at his easel with his dog.
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Pictorial map of London laid on linen. Printed area measures 53 x 65 cm, sheet size 57 x 70 cm.
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