Food Needs Transport Accession Number: ARTV03453

Description

British Second World War poster by Lewitt-Him. Depicts a train made from a sliced loaf of bread. Title is printed along the top in blue ink, and the message is printed along the bottom in yellow ink, urging, 'DON'T WASTE IT'. This poster was part of a wider campaign to minimise waste, linking home front frugalness with front line military activities. Lewitt-Him was a collaborative design partnership between Jan LeWitt and George Him, two Polish artists. Their work was used extensively by the Polish Government and during the Second World War, they enjoyed 'marked success' for their posters in Britain.

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Accession Number
ARTV03453
Artist
Lewitt-Him
Printer
Geo Gibbons Ltd
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 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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