I'm out to lick runaway prices Accession Number: ARTV04511

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United States Second World War poster depicts a snarling housewife, fist clenched, declaring she's 'out to lick runaway prices'. Inflation and profiteering were a concern in war-time economies, this poster draws attention to 7 ways housewives can counter these economic problems.

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Accession Number
ARTV04511
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Office of War Information
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 57.1 cm x 41 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c. 1941-1945
Place Made
Washington DC
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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