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Creation Date
1940s
Geography
London, England
Culture
English
Medium
Photographic postcard
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.479
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Beneath image, lower center: "PICCADILLY CIRCUS"
Reverse of postcard:
Upper center: "TUCK'S POST CARD / CARTE | POSTALE" [ "|" indicates where the words are split by one logo of Raphael Tuck & Sons featuring an image of a reclining, toga-wearing woman pointing at a globe in the center, surrounded by the words "THE WORLD'S ART SERVICE / RAPHEL TUCK & SONS LP"]
Written in the margin perpendicular to "TUCK'S POSTCARD", left of postcard: "Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd GRAVURE POSTCARD LONDON / FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY / Printed in England"
Left of dividing line down the middle: [Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom] / ""EXPRESS YOUR THANKS BY BUILDING TANKS"", right of line: "(FOR ADDRESS ONLY)"
The upper right corner contains a box for a postage stamp, at the center of which is Raphael Tuck & Sons' main logo featuring an easel and paint pallet.
Creator Biography
Raphael Tuck & Sons, English, 1866–ca.1960 (publisher).
Description
Sepia photograph looking over the Piccadilly Circus roundabout. The road bustles with cars and people as the round they curve of a building covered in advertisements.