Join the RAAF Air Training Corps and learn a man's job Accession Number: ARTV04254

Description

This poster was designed during the war to encourage men to join the RAAF Air Training Corps. Jardine has depicted an idealised man dressed in a RAAF uniform staring knowingly into the distance while men work on a plane in the background. The imagery that is used was intended to make people believe that 'real' men enlisted in the forces.

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Accession Number
ARTV04254
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: colour photolithograph on gloss paper
Measurement
Sheet: 26 cm x 32 cm
Medium
colour photolithograph on gloss paper
Date Made
c.1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
transferred from the Research Centre collection 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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