"Australians" look ! : Your country : Fight for it Accession Number: ARTV05663

Description

Australian First World War recruitment poster. It features a white map of Australia (not including Tasmania) against a dark blue background. All the capitals of each State (except for Darwin and Hobart) are marked with a white dot. Within this map of Australia is a map of Great Britain and continental Europe in dark blue. The title printed in red, cursive script above and beneath the map asks ' " Australians Look!" ...Your Country, Fight for it.' Referring to the idea that Australians should see themselves as part of the Allied nations, and to stop viewing the conflict as a foreign war.

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Accession Number
ARTV05663
Publisher
Unknown
Artist
A C Macdonald
Printer
James E Wilby
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 96.8 x 71.4 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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