Description
This British Second World War poster was a generic poster produced by the Minsitry of Information to be distributed to different locations where Eileen Bigland was speaking. Eileen Bigland an author with Russian heritage who travelled extensively in the pre-Second World War period. She wrote numerous books on travel, particularly in Russia, and other subjects such as the Woman's Royal Naval Service. During the Second World War, the Ministry of Information employed people such as Bigland to give talks about other countries, cultures, and general war matters. This poster would have been distributed to the venues that she presented in ahead of time and they would have filled in the relevant details to advertise the talks. The poster also includes a short biography.
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV02187
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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