Lend a Hand with War Savings Accession Number: ARTV02065

Description

British Second World War poster iss ued by the National Committee for Savings, London, encouraging war savings. The poster depicts a soldier reaching out his hand to the viewer. The text reads 'Lend a hand with war savings'. whole: image and text are integrated with the title running below the image. The poster features a group of soldiers fighting, 3 smaller figures and one large figure centre right who is reaching out for help to the viewer with his right hand indicating the title text, printed in dark blue, orange and green ink. text: see inscriptions.

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

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Accession Number
ARTV02065
Publisher
National Savings Committee
Printer
Chromoworks Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 75.5 x 50 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated in 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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