LT Ornithologist London Transport Nari Madon

Original vintage advertising poster commissioned by London Transport to encourage Londoners and visitors to explore the capital's royal parks and open green spaces for birdwatching, featuring a vibrant graphic artwork by Nari Madon (1929-2017) of a dense, colourful botanical and wildlife composition featuring an array of British wild birds nestled among blooming flora, including a goldfinch perched atop a branch, a robin, a swooping swallow, a blue tit, a thrush, a lapwing, and a moorhen, with stylised, multi-coloured blossoms in shades of marigold orange, bright red, deep blue, and magenta pink against an atmospheric, pale turquoise background. The text below reads - The Ornithologist finds more in London than the sweep of starlings into Trafalgar Square, pigeons and sparrows outside the office window. By all means take binoculars into the country, but remember many species grow tamer in London, and the beginner, in lunch time strolls round the Parks, can amass an impressive list of wild birds. Try a different Park each day and compare your observations. Printed by the Baynard Press. Good condition, large restored tears on image, restored pinholes, staining, backed on linen.