Govanhill Public Library Sign Print (Mounted Size 10 Inch By 12 Inch)

Description

Govanhill Public Library Sign Mounted Print

This print is of the Govanhill Public Library sign created by the Glasgow-based artist A Sign of Humour as a tribute to the Glasgow public library system. Many of these libraries were created in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras to provide a source of knowledge, education and inspiration to the city’s population, and particularly its workers and its children. The sign features the distinctive winged statue from the top of the Govanhill Public Library, and carries the slogan ‘There’s nothing more dangerous than a Glaswegian with a library card’. The exact origins of this slogan are unclear, but variations on it have been used in a number of different circumstances around the world.

The print itself is 7.25 inches by 9 inches (18.5 cm by 23cm), and it comes mounted in a white 1.5 inch (3.5 cm) mount with a total size of 10 inches by 12 inches (25.5 cm by 30.5cm). This print is signed by A Sign of Humour.