Every Canadian Must Fight Accession Number: ARTV02458

Description

Canadian Second World War poster by Philip Surrey. The same design was used in the United States also. The poster visually depicts the munitions worker as 'backing' the soldier. The poster aims to promote the importance of workers on the home front and the role that their work directly has on soldiers fighting at the front.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02458
Artist
Philip Surrey
Publisher
Department of National Service
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 55 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1939-1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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