The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee to promote the sale of war savings certificates. The image is a reproduction of ' Arrangement in Grey and Black : The Artist's Mother' painted by James Abbott McNeil Whistler in 1871. It is used to convey the message that due to the inevitability of old age citizens would be wise to prepare for it by investing in war savings certificates. The reproduction fills the top two thirds with title printed in white overlayed in the upper right. Further text is positioned beneath the image printed in black and red ink. Both image and text are set against a grey-green background.
Better known by the title ' Whistler's Mother' the painting, owned by the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, has iconic status and has been copied and parodied many times. The work has often been referenced as symbolic of motherhood or as in this case study of old age.
British First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee to promote the sale of war savings certificates. It features an image of two workmen engaged in conversation during a lunch
First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee, designed by Bert Thomas (Poster No. 90). Its aim is to encourage men to invest in War Saving Certificates by suggesting that war sa
A First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee (Poster No. 75) and designed by Bert Thomas to encourage women to save Britain by investing in war savings certificates. Thomas dr
British First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee to promote the sale of war bonds. It features a image of 3 British infantrymen in the upper left corner. One is standing whi
This British First World War poster was printed by H & C Graham and aims to encourage the public to purchase war savings certificates. The main image is of a thick line of Bayonets, pointing upwards a
British Second World War poster iss ued by the National Committee for Savings, London, encouraging war savings. The poster depicts a soldier reaching out his hand to the viewer. The text reads 'Lend a
