There's a MAN'S job to be done Accession Number: ARTV01548

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This rare poster was one of the first voluntary recruitment posters to be commissioned by the New Zealand Army during the Second World War. In this recruitment poster they are appealing for men to enlist by portraying an ideology of masculinity and sacrifice.

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Accession Number
ARTV01548
Publisher
[S.L : S.N., N.D.]
Publisher
New Zealand Army
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 51 cm x 76 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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