Illustration, Lightening the Darkness

Print

Accession Number: 2001.155

Description: Shows a classical female figure (Literature) carrying books in her right arm; her left hand rests on the shoulder of seated man with a despairing countenance shown in dark shadow. Printed at bottom, "Lightening The Darkness. The Lord Mayor has opened a fund to assist the National Institute for the Blind in its endeavour to increase and cheapen the supply of Braille literature."

Height: 10.75

Width: 8.125

Date Made: 1914

Maker: Hill, Leonard Raven

Place of Origin: London, England

Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2001.155

Subjects: Blindness Braille Great Britain Services for the blind and visually impaired

Dimension Notes: 9.75 x 7.125 in. (comp.)

Made: Punch, publisher

Material: Paper

Updated: 05/13/2014