O God Our Help Accession Number: ARTV02598

Description

British Second World War poster depicting a hand holding a sword before a background of a Christian cross portrayed on a diffuse blue background, with the text 'O God Our Help'. The subtitle 'We lift our living nation / a single sword to thee' implies that Britain is pledgin allegiance to God to help them in their war efforts.

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

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Accession Number
ARTV02598
Printer
Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
Manufactured by
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 51 x 39 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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