The Question: which road shall we take? Accession Number: ARTV00980

Description

British First World War poster featuring a colour illustration by Leonard Raven Hill. The image is positioned centrally within a black border and is a depiction of a signpost, separating two contrasting landscapes. The left sign indicates 'German Peace', shown as a pleasant rural landscape, troubled by dark storm clouds on the road ahead. The right sign indicates 'British Peace', shown as a war damaged landscape, emerging on the road ahead as idyllic countryside, with the sun rising over it. The title and text are positioned separately above and below the image.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00980
Publisher
Unknown
Artist
Leonard Raven Hill
Printer
Banks Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 38.2 x 25.2 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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