London Transport Museum Official London Zoo 'For The Zoo' Print

First issued in 1935 by London Transport, this official London Transport Museum London Zoo print depicts a leopard, fox, zebra plus a young and adult giraffe. While London Zoo advertising has often been linked to the London Underground, the original exquisitely designed poster was used to promote taking the tram to London Zoo.

The print measures 30 cm (w) x 40 cm (h) and has been digitally printed on Mondi 250gsm smooth paper.

The original was produced by Rojan (Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky), a Russian émigré who was well known for children’s book illustrations in the USA. He was living in France at the time when London Transport commissioned the poster.

He is quoted as saying: "Two great events determined the course of my childhood. I was taken to the zoo and saw the most marvelous creatures on earth: bears, tigers, monkeys and reindeer, and, while my admiration was running high, I was given a set of color crayons. Naturally, I began immediately to depict the animals which captured my imagination"

• Measurements: 30 cm x 40 cm (inclusive of white space)
• Paper: Mondi 250gsm smooth paper
• The print is sealed in a biodegradable cello-wrap
• Frame not included

*Artwork area measures 22 cm x 36 cm and includes a white border of 4 cm on the long edges and 2 cm on the short edges.