Barbed wire and bamboo Accession Number: ARTV05244

Description

Australian War Memorial advertising poster for the exhibition 'Barbed Wire and Bamboo' of 1976. The central image is of a stuffed toy kangaroo with a joey behind three horizontal lines of barbed wire. The title is printed at the top edge of the poster with more text appearing below the image.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV05244
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 55.8 cm x 37.3 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1976
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
AWM copyright

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

More like this

To have and to hold

Art ARTV04521 Second World War, 1939-1945

United States Second World War official U.S Treasury poster advertising the purchase of war bonds. The poster depicts a heroic GI in a battle torn uniform holding an American flag. The title of the po

To Have and To Hold: War Bonds (Flag)

Art ARTV02819 Second World War, 1939-1945

United States Second World War official U.S Treasury poster advertising the purchase of war bonds. The poster depicts a heroic GI in a battle torn uniform holding an American flag. The title of the po

Join the navy : the service for fighting men

Art ARTV06161 First World War, 1914-1918

This First World War American poster was designed by Richard Babcock and aims to encourage men to enlist in the navy. The poster depicts a sailor riding a torpedo, with text appearing below the image

Join at once : fight for the dear old flag

Art ARTV04919 First World War, 1914-1918

This First World War British poster is designed to encourage men to enlist and fight for the flag. The main image is of the Union Jack with black text appearing above and below. It was produced by the

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 4 December 2025 - 12.46 am