Meet Canada Accession Number: ARTV02200

Description

This poster was created in 1944 by the British Ministry of Information. The poster was created to promote the exhibition "Meet Canada" produced by the Royal British Museum. The exhibition is documented to have been displayed at Edinburgh Castle from 10-21 October, however it is unclear if it toured other institutions around the United Kingdom. The exhibition focused on the wartime production of Canada, highlight their overall war efforts. This exhibition was part of the broader campaign by the Ministry of Information to spread knowledge around the British population about the role of other Allied nations in the overall war effort.

The poster depicts the Canadian flag (it was later changed to today's design in 1965) in the upper third, with text in front of a black background, promoting the exhaustion and various related details such as the exhibition's free admission.

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

Details

Conflicts

• Second World War, 1939-1945

Places

• United Kingdom
• Canada

Tags

• Flags
• Exhibitions