The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a dark haired woman cradling her little girl in her arms as she puts her to bed. A portrait of a decorated French 'poilu' (which means 'hairy one', and was the slang for WWI French infantrymen, much as 'digger' has the same connotations in Australia) hangs above the bed - it may be a portrait of the absent father, or a reminder of him. A doll, dressed in traditional Alsatian clothes, reminds the viewer of the need to protect French traditions in the face of German aggression. The text urges the viewer to donate money to the National Loan, in order to protect children from the horror of war.
Depicts a dark haired woman cradling her little girl in her arms as she puts her to bed. A portrait of a decorated French 'poilu' (which means 'hairy one', and was the slang for WWI French infantryme
Depicts a dark haired woman cradling her little girl in her arms as she puts her to bed. A portrait of a decorated French 'poilu' (which means 'hairy one', and was the slang for WWI French infantryme
First World War French poster depicts French troops marching through the Arc de Triomphe, joined by the ghosts of previous French armies with a winged marianne calling troops to war.
The work is the third of four drawings comprising the 'Poppy series'. The image is based on the tradition of honouring the dead by placing poppies against individual names on the roll. This simplified
The work is the first of four drawings comprising the 'Poppy series'. The image is based on the tradition of honouring the dead by placing poppies against individual names on the roll. This simplifi
This poster is a dynamic construction of old rural France in the distance and a woman dressed in Art Deco clothing in the foreground as she raises her arms towards the sun calling for 'Renaitre' or re
Australian Red Cross poster urging civilians to donate blood to help save lives during the Second World War. The poster depicts a woman wearing a red shawl draped around her shoulders lying in a hospi