Talk less. You never know Accession Number: ARTV02631

Description

A British Second World War poster reminding the civilian public of the prominence of German spies. During the war, the need to keep quiet about any state or military related matters was reinforced in a number of posters. This poster depicts a poster of a man, split in two: on the right hand side, he appears to be a fashionable, if generic, man. On the left, he is in full German military dress. It is an effective way of asserting visually that not everyone was as they appeared.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02631
Artist
Charles J Noke
Publisher
Ministry of Home Security
Printer
James Hawthorn & Brother Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph
Measurement
Sheet: 49.4 cm x 36.8 cm
Medium
photolithograph
Date Made
1939-1944; c 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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