Transport Into Action: Exhibition Accession Number: ARTV02292

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This poster promotes an exhibition created by the Ministry of Information, who created travelling exhibitions about many different aspects of the war ranging from the role of different Allied nations, to new and different technologies used in achieving objectives. This poster features the title of the exhibition in the top right corner on the base of a three-dimensional arrow that points towards a broken swastika. Within the arrow are four images of different modes of transport including a trick and a ship. In the lower right coner is a blue text box with the centre left blank for details of the exhibition to be written.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02292
Printer
Henry Hildesley Ltd
Publisher
Ministry of War Transport
Publisher
H.M. Stationary Office
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51
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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