Their home! Belgium 1918 : Buy National War Bonds and protect your home Accession Number: ARTV06326

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This British First World War poster was designed by Gregory F Brown and aims (through a comparison of Belgium) to encourage the British public to invest in War Bonds in order to protect their homes. The central image is of a weeping mother and her two children who sit with a cradle amongst the ruins of Ypres. This image is designed to have an emotive response with the British public urging them to invest in National War Bonds.

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Accession Number
ARTV06326
Artist
F Gregory Brown
Publisher
National War Savings Committee
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 101.4 cm x 63.2 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
May 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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