Battle : How we are helping in the battle Accession Number: ARTV01597

Description

British Second World War poster depicting a battleship firing at a close target which is hidden by the mixture of smoke and wash from the ocean. The poster was likely produced to be hung in factories, as it was issued by the Ministry of Supply, and was likely put out to inspire workers to continue working and show that what they were contributing was directly assisting the war effort. It is also likely that in the blank space in the right margin that the factory would have written the ways in which their production was assisting such naval machinery.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV01597
Publisher
Ministry of Supply
Printer
Multi Machine Plates Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 49 cm x 74 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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