The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Canadian Second World War poster, likely created before 1942, when the artist Eric Aldwinckle enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, only later to be commissioned as an official war artist in February 1943. The poster depicts the same man in two different profiles: in the fore profile, the man is depicted holding a hammer; and in the rear profile, he holds a rifle in the same manner as he held the hammer and wears an army helmet. The poster aimed to encourage regular people from all walks of life to join the armed forces.
British Second World War poster produced as part of a larger series that depicted different Allied aircraft along with a short text explaining a particularly notable incident. The posters were aimed a
On 12 August 1941, a flight of Bristol Benheims were sent on a daylight raid to bomb power factories at Knapsack and Quadrath, near Cologne. This poster depicts a stylised version of these events, by
This poster was designed during the war to encourage men to join the RAAF Air Training Corps. Jardine has depicted an idealised man dressed in a RAAF uniform staring knowingly into the distance while
British Second World War poster produced as part of a larger series that depicted different Allied aircraft along with a short text explaining a particularly notable incident. The posters were aimed a
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th
