Use Spades : Not Ships : Grow your own Food : And Supply Your own Cookhouse Accession Number: ARTV06757

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British Second World War poster depicting a spade , one half of the blade being a ship and the handle as a funnel, with a garden and the sea. The poster was intended to encorage people to grow theri own food during thre war. Abram Games (1914-1996) was a British graphic designer. The style of his work – refined but vigorous compared to the work of contemporaries – earned him a place in the pantheon of the best of 20th-century graphic designers. From 1942, during the Second World War, Games' service as the Official War Artist for posters resulted in 100 or so posters being produced by him. His work was recognised for its striking colour, bold graphic ideas, and beautifully integrated typography'.

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Accession Number
ARTV06757
Artist
Abram Games
Publisher
LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (S.L.: CHROMOWORKS)
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 74 cm x 49 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1982
Copyright
External copyright

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