Join the brave throng that goes marching along Accession Number: ARTV03929

Description

A British Recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee (Poster No. 118) . It depicts six khaki-clad, smiling British soldiers, with different regimental badges on their caps; these include the Royal Engineers, the Royal Artillery, and the Irish Guards. They occupy the entire picture plane of this unusually long and thin poster, from left to right, and the title is integrated into the image, also running from the left to right. Printed in white black bordered letters on the background, the title is a cheerful slogan, matching the happy faces of the soldiers.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV03929
Artist
Gerald Wood
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Beck & Inchbold Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 6.4 x 50.6 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1937
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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