Meat for Britain... Accession Number: ARTV00260

Description

Issued by the Commonwealth Rationing Commission in 1943 this poster promotes the sending of Australian meat to Britain. In the upper half of the poster is a photograph showing meat being loaded onto a ship in the lower half is an image of a family sitting outside a bomb damaged house set against a bright yellow background. A bright green graphic arrow connects the two images visually inscribed with the text 'We've got the MEAT and we'll see they get their share'.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00260
Printer
F W Niven Pty Ltd
Publisher
Commonwealth Rationing Commission
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph
Measurement
Sheet
Medium
photolithograph
Date Made
c 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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