Poster; The hop gardens of Kent, by Dorothy Dix, 1922

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Reference number	1983/4/1334
Description	Dorothy Dix designed this poster. The Underground group published it in 1922 to promote travel to the country by bus. The striking image depicts an oast house on a hop farm, a familiar sight in the Kent countryside. The intensity of the reds, yellows and oranges indicates that the warm summer sun, which appears to radiate from the poster, is setting.
Artist	Dorothy Dix
Dates	1922
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	169/1000/28.3.22
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Oast-houses Countryside Day trips
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black Orange Red Blue Yellow

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	The hop gardens of Kent
  Text	THE HOP GARDENS OF KENT BY MOTOR-BUS GENERAL

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Medium	coloured lithograph
  Stylistic approach	Flat colour

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Dorothy Dix, 1922
  Printer	Waterlow & Sons Ltd,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd, 1922