The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Second World War poster, produced for the Ministry of Information, depicting a pig and a waste bin, which was intended to encourage people to keep their kitchen waste for pig food. It was part of a wider campaign to encourage savings and thrift. John Thomas Young Gilroy (1898– 1985) was an English artist and illustrator, best known for his advertising posters. He attended Durham University until his studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he served with the Royal Field Artillery. He resumed studying at the Royal College of Art in London, where he remained as a teacher. In 1925, he gained employment at S.H. Benson's advertising agency, where he created the iconic advertisement art for Guinness featuring the Zoo Keeper and animals enjoying Guinness. He was also an accomplished portrait painter, numbering Royalty, Politicians, Actors and many others amongst his sitters.
British Second World War poster, produced for the Ministry of Information, depicting a pig and a waste bin, which was intended to encourage people to keep their kitchen waste for pig food. It was part
American First World War poster, produced for the US Food Adminstration, depicting a basket of vegetables with soldiers in action in the background, one carrying an American flag. The poster was inten