Sunny Rhyl, The Children's Paradise

Made:
1952
artist:
Douglas Mays

Painting, oil on canvas, Sunny Rhyl, The Children's Paradise, by Douglas Mays, 1952. Depicts small children gathered round a Punch and Judy show on the beach, with a mother in a swimsuit and a pipe-smoking father. In the background are deckchairs, bathers and children riding donkeys on the sands. Framed and glazed, original art work for British Railways (Midland Region) poster.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1976-9273
Materials:
oil paint and canvas (textile)
Measurements:
overall: 818 mm x 690 mm x , ,
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork
credit:
British Rail, Clapham