Description
Advertising poster depicting an Australian soldier in uniform, wearing a steel helmet and carrying a full pack. The poster was produced in London to advertise Will Dyson's publication 'Australia at War'. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.
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Accession Number
ARTV00511
Printer
Vincent Brooks Day & Son Ltd.
Publisher
Cecil Palmer & Hayward Ltd.
Physical Description
Medium: offset lithograph on paper
Measurement
Overall: 66 cm x 51.2 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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