GNR Railway Poster, The Skegness Cure

GNR Railway Poster, The Skegness Cure GNR Railway Poster, The Skegness Cure

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Painting, watercolour, original artwork for railway poster, Great Northern Railway, Skegness - The Skegness Cure by John Hassall, 1911, depicts patient pulling his attendant along beach in bathchair at speed.

Alternative Interpretation – Quote about this artwork from a community member with lived experience of disability, D/deafness and/or neurodivergence. Given as part of the ‘Go as you Please’, Curating for Change, exhibition project: “Beaches are near impossible in wheelchairs. It's such a shame. I mean, I like them, and I go up and down the promenade. Maybe if there's a pier, I can go down the pier. But going on the beaches takes a lot. Very lot of doing. You see things which say hike for health or travel for your health – visit a beach, or have a stroll around the reservoir, but it's not always an easy stroll around for some people. Finding somewhere that you can push yourself around in a manual wheelchair is very difficult. Actually, it’s a mission! But then you feel a great sense of accomplishment when you've done these things. It almost amplifies the experience of doing it because you think, you know, it took a lot of effort for me to do this.”

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1988-8153
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 709 mm x 515 mm
type:
painting, watercolour and poster artwork
credit:
Onslow's Auctions Ltd.