Description
This Australian Second World War poster was created by General Motors Holden (GMH), likely for display in one of their Australian factories.
This poster depicts munitions worker in light orange and yellow in the background, working behind a silhouette of a soldier manning an ack-ack gun. Behind the munitions worker's shoulders are smaller silhouettes of two people: one working at a surveyors table, the other at a desk. The poster aimed to promote the importance of munitions workers and the important role that many workers on the home front played in order to keep soldiers at the front equipt and fed.
During the Second World War, GMH re-tooled and produced vehicle components, field guns, aircraft, and engines to assist with the war effort.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV02142
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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