Quick! Give us a hand old sport Accession Number: ARTV04960

Description

Recruitment poster issued by the Queensland Recruiting Committee, using the stylistic language of illustration for 'Boys Own' books that were popular before, and during, the war.. Depicts an injured soldier standing in front of an artillery gun, holding a blood-soaked bayonet and appealing to the viewer to enlist for the First World War. The poster appeals to a gentleman's notion of fair play.

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Accession Number
ARTV04960
Publisher
Queensland State Recruiting Committee
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 101.9 cm x 63.5 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
c. 1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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