Salute the Soldier Accession Number: ARTV03410

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This British Second World War poster depicts an artillery crew manning a gun, with a large expanse of sky in the centre and upper half of the poster, and the title along the top edge. This is one of a series of posters by Harold Pym designed to boost morale on the home front and pay tribute to soldiers engaging in front line action.The Salute the Soldier campaign (1944) was national in its scope and aimed to raise money to fund equipement for the armed forces using National Savings contributions. Every town, city and village had targets to aim for.

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Accession Number
ARTV03410
Artist
Harold A. Pym
Publisher
National Savings Committee, London and Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh
Publisher
Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 75 cm x 50 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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