Here comes the bride Accession Number: ARTV07781

Description

British Second World War advisory poster designed by Reginald Mount, commissioned by the Ministry of Health and the Central Council for Health Education. The poster depicts a stylised graphic of a white bride walking into the grasp of two shadowy hands symbolic of VD. The poster text advises men with VD to seek free and confidential treatment.

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Accession Number
ARTV07781
Artist
Edward Reginald Mount
Printer
W R Royale & Son Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 37.2 cm x 25 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c. 1942-1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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