For freedom: have you bought a war loan bond? Accession Number: ARTV06019

Description

Australian First World War poster promoting the sale of War Loan bonds. It features a depiction of a lady robed in a Grecian style dress, arms outstretched to the viewer. She is standing on a globe of the world, with a legacy torch at her feet. It is a striking art nouveau design, using a cobalt blue background to contrast against the white robes of the lady and the red and white text. Classic 'whiplash' lines are used as a decorative foil to link the text to the image. The title occupies the top part of the poster, and the text the right portion. A yellow border encloses the image.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV06019
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Commonwealth Government of Australia
Printer
John Sands Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph on paper
Measurement
sheet: 74.2 x 50 cm
Sheet: 743 x 501 mm
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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