Film Show Accession Number: ARTV02204

Description

This poster is a generic poster produced by the British Ministry of Information during the Second World War. The role of the Ministry of Information was to spread information, news, and awareness of war affairs. They were, in essecence, the agency tasked with depicting the war to the British population. This included events such as public talks, film showings, art shows, and radio programs. This particular poster was created to present films relating to the war and Allied nations. It remains generic in nature, allowing for the person distributing it to provide information specific to their own film showing.

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

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02204
Artist
Peter Sullivan
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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