Come then: let us to the task Accession Number: ARTV02253

Description

This text-only British Second World War poster quotes a speech given by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester on 29 January 1940. The phrase "Let us go forward together" was one of Churchill's most well-know catchphrases. This was the tenth occasion that he used the phrase in an offical speech.

The message enshrined in the poster is that of fighting as hard and as long as required to reach victory against the Axis powers. The speech, and indeed the poster, emphasises many of the important aspects of fighting the war, and the unity of the British Empire in fighting together to support each other.

This poster would have been displayed to remind Britons, or indeed other members of the British Empire of the unity and resign that the people of Britain had to defeat the Axis powers.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02253
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
[S.L. : S.N.], 1940
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1940-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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