Unsung Heroines
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SOLDMary Adshead (1904 - 1995):
Always an open way - always something new in town to-night
Unmounted (ref: 7061)
Lithograph, published by London Transport, 1937, printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd
Tears to edges
40 x 25 in. (101.6 x 63.5 cm)See all works by Mary Adshead print war
Provenance: The Artist's grandson
Literature: Clough, Mathew/ Compton, Ann, Earthly delights Mary Adshead 1904-1995, University of Liverpool Art Gallery, 2005, p 19
In 1908, the London Underground Group, later known simply as London Transport,
launched a pivotal poster campaign to promote the British capital’s newly created public transit
system. Via these advertisements, London Transport sought to attract ridership and heighten
the popularity of London’s buses, trams, and trains.
