The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Donia Nachshen was born into a Russian Jewish family who migrated to London in 1906 to escape anti-Jewish Pogroms. By the Second World War had established herself as an illustrator influenced by Art Deco and Russian folk art. She created loosely sketched designs for the Board of Trade’s ‘Make Do and Mend’ Campaign (of which the AWM holds an example) and more refined designs for the General Post Office. Nachshen was one of the few female poster designers who worked on propaganda campaigns.
Jelena Telecki was born in Croatia and left Yugoslavia during the 1991–2001 Yugoslav War with her family. She lived in Serbia as a refugee before migrating to Australia in 1999 and said, "This set of
One of a series of double sided posters from the Ministry of Labour and National Service and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, depicting workers in a factory observing (or not observi
Depicts the exterior of the Australian War Memorial, viewed from the front steps, with a number of people entering the Memorial. Robert Emerson Curtis (1899 - 1996) was born in Croydon, England and h
Depicts a view of the Australian War Memorial, viewed from the tree covered slopes of Mt. Ainslie, looking across towards Old Parliament House. Robert Emerson Curtis (1899-1996) was born in Croydon, E
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