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.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV05663
Measurement
sheet: 96.8 x 71.4 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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