Let there not be a man or women among us Accession Number: ARTV00443

Description

British First World War poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC), London. Established in August 1914 the PRC was a combined party organisation chaired by the Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith. It aimed to use parliamentary infrastructure in support of recruitment. For example party activists were asked to hold rallies, distribute leaflets and hold public meetings. The PRC commissioned more than 200 posters which were all published before the introduction of conscription in January 1916. This poster (No.98) features a speech made by the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, on 4 May 1915 calling on all men and women to help win the war. It is text only printed in black and white set within a black border.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00443
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Parliamentry Recruiting Commitee, London
Printer
Roberts & Leete
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 75.2 cm x 50.6 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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