The vegetabull Accession Number: ARTV01559

Description

Lewitt-Him was a collaborative design partnership between Jan LeWitt and George Him, two Polish artists. Their work was used extensively by the Polish Government and during the Second World War, they enjoyed 'marked success' for their posters in Britain. This advisory poster depicts a bull made up of a variety of vegetables, and the text reminds the viewer of the nutritional value of vegetable dishes made with dried eggs or milk.

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Accession Number
ARTV01559
Artist
Lewitt-Him
Printer
Thomas Forman & Sons Ltd
Publisher
Ministry of Food
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph
Measurement
Sheet: 75 x 49.4 cm
Medium
photolithograph
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by the British High Commission 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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