Food fights Too: Don't Waste it! Accession Number: ARTV02900

Description

Australian Second World War poster issued by the Commonwealth Food Control cautioning against food waste. This poster admonishes food waste, and by stating 'food fights too', links domestic activity to the war effort, an instance of the concept of 'total war'. Text only.

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Accession Number
ARTV02900
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Unknown
Publisher
Commonwealth Food Control
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 38 cm x 24.5 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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