Green vegetables keep you well Accession Number: ARTV01792

Description

British Second World War poster by Beaumont promoting the consumption of green vegetables. The text dominates the majority of the poster on a central black trapezium with a background of green blotches. The message is printed in a block of orange at the bottom of the poster 'Prevention is better than cure'. With chronic food shortages in Britain during the Second World War, two issues faced the Government, food waste and the maintenance of a healthy population and labour force. This poster addresses the second of these concerns, promoting the consumption of green vegetables to 'keep you well'.

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Accession Number
ARTV01792
Printer
Haycock Press
Artist
Beaumont
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 74.3 x 48.4 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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