You love them, fight for them! Men and more men urgently wanted! Accession Number: ARTV05258

Description

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War Victorian recruitment poster. One of a series in a publicity campaigns featuring the slogan " You Love Them, Fight for Them" issued by the State Recruiting Committee. The campaign featured the image of a young woman holding her baby. This campaign conflates notions of national loyalty and familial loyalty through military service. The image is centrally located and is of a mother holding her baby wrapped in a pink blanket. The image is framed by the white of the poster with title text printed in black and red above and below.

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Accession Number
ARTV05258
Publisher
Victorian State Recuiting Committee
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 61 cm x 48 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c. 1939-1945
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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