The Prime Minister to Employers... Accession Number: ARTV00732

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British inter-war poster issued by the Ministry of Labour in 1919. Featuring a drawing of Prime Minister David Loyd George and a quote from one of his speeches, where he speaks of the obligation of Employers towards disabled ex-service men and their re-instatement in their former trades. The image occupies the lower right, with the title separate and positioned in the upper third, in black and red cursive script. The text is separate and positioned lower left, in black, and held within a red border. The crest of the Ministry of Labour is positioned in the bottom left corner. All set against a white background and held within a red border.

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Accession Number
ARTV00732
Artist
Sydney Thomas Charles Weeks
Publisher
Ministry of Labour and National Service
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 76.2 cm x 51 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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