1940. Complete set of six colour process lithographs, each titled, signed and dated in image lower left, sizes from 48.2 x 64.1cm to 63.1 x 93.7cm. Slight foxing, repaired tears, creases and old folds to most, some with trimmed or faded text in lower margin. Linen-backed. Titles and plate numbers... More about Pageant Of The Pacific
c1940s. Colour process lithograph, 31.8 x 21.2cm. Crease to left edge, slight foxing. Possibly a WWII poster created to boost morale. More about If The Strain’s Too Much, Turn To Tea, The Cup That Cheers [Possum
c1940s. Colour process lithograph, monogrammed in image lower left, 36.9 x 24cm. Old folds and creases, slight foxing. Text continues “B.71. Issued by the Empire Tea Bureau. Printed in England.” Possibly a WWII poster created to boost morale. More about When You’re Dog-Tired, Tea Revives You
c1940s. Colour process lithograph, monogrammed in image lower right, 36.9 x 24.1cm. Old folds and creases, slight foxing. Text continues “B.74. Issued by the Empire Tea Bureau. Printed in England.” Possibly a WWII poster used to boost morale. More about When Things Get Your Back Up, Tea Revives You
c1940s. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 98.5 x 73.7cm. Repaired minor tears to edges and crinkles overall. Linen-backed. Text continues “William Brooks & Co., Limited, Litho, Sydney.”. More about And A Very Good Night With Sheaf Stout
1940. Colour lithograph, 57 x 44.2cm. Foxing, repaired tears and creases to edges. Linen-backed. Text includes “Open a national savings investment account or buy national saving bonds. Keep this flag flying over New Zealand. Lend to defend the right to be free! E.V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.” Held in Museum..... More about War Finance Campaign. National Savings Scheme
1940. Colour process lithograph, 55 x 69.5cm. Minor repaired creases, small tear to lower margin. Linen-backed. Held in Museum of New Zealand. More about New Zealand Fights For The Future
1940. Colour lithograph, 73.5 x 50.2cm. Repaired tears and creases, minor soiling. Linen-backed. Text includes “Spirit of AIF to win again. AIF-19.” Held in AWM. More about We’re Coming! Join The AIF Now!
c1940. Colour lithograph, 75 x 49cm. Repaired missing portions and tears to edges, minor foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Diphtheria caused 50,000 cases and 2,000 deaths in New South Wales in the ten years 1929-1938. Those who died were nearly all young children who could have been saved by immunization against... More about Save The Children. Diphtheria Immunization
c1940s. Colour and process lithograph, artist name “Parker” in image lower right, 100.4 x 75.4cm. Repaired minor tears or missing portions to edges. Linen-backed. From the 1930s Tooth’s & Co. implemented a modernist style for advertising, as depicted in this poster. Ref: Sydney Living Museums. More about On Hot Summer Days Cool Off With Tooth’s KB Lager
c1940s. Colour process lithograph, 74.1 x 48.4cm. Repaired tears and missing portions to lower edges, minor foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Where there’s dirt there’s danger. A clean community means better health. Authorised by Hon. C.A. Kelly MLA, Minister for Health.”. More about Don’t Be A Litterbug
c1940s. Colour lithograph, 25.6 x 76cm. Minor paper loss to image lower right, slight foxing and stains, old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “Do your bit by keeping fit. Ride a BSA Bicycle.” Comment from the BSA Museum “BSA [The British Small Arms & Metal Company Ltd] was formed in 1861..... More about Fitter Britain
1940. Colour lithograph, 102 x 76.5cm. Missing portions to edges, pinholes, slight foxing overall, old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “with Paul Lukas, Jane Baxter, Kay Walsh, Robert Douglas. A GBD attraction. Hackett-Offset Print. Syd. Melb.” The Chinese Bungalow, also known as Chinese Den, is a British melodrama set in the... More about The Chinese Bungalow
1940. Colour lithograph and process screen, 76.7 x 50.7cm. Repaired tears and minor missing portions to old folds, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text includes “The Civil Defence Workers Health Department of the Red Cross & St. John War Organisation, 6 Cadogan Square, London, SW1. This department helps all civil defence workers... More about For Civil Defence Workers [WWII
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c1940. Pair of process lithographs, “Pach Bros” studio line in one image lower left, 48.6 x 31.9cm (each). Minor creases. Text continues “Carry on with Franklin D. Roosevelt” and “For Vice-president, Henry A. Wallace. Safran Allied Printing, 22.” In 1940 Roosevelt selected Wallace as his running mate in his bid..... More about Franklin D. Roosevelt [and] Henry A. Wallace
c1941. Colour process lithograph, 50.4 x 76.1cm. Repaired minor tears and surface loss to upper left corner, old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “Reading right to left. First row: Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. Second row: Southern Rhodesia, Newfoundland, South Africa. Third row: India. Fourth row: The Colonial Empire. Reading left... More about Freedom Shall Prevail! [“V” For Victory
c1941. Colour process lithograph, 27.5 x 20.3cm. Slight foxing, scuffs and repaired creases to edges of image. Linen-backed. Held in AWM. More about They’ll Be Proud Of You In This. Join The AIF Now
c1941. Colour lithograph, signed “B.E. Pike” in image centre left, 32 x 49.9cm. Slight surface loss. Linen-backed. Held in Museum of New Zealand. The National Savings Act was enacted in 1940 to encourage New Zealanders to save. The concept of national savings had its origins in Victorian times in the..... More about We Can’t Win With Bare Hands. Join A National Savings Group!
c1941. Colour linocut, 75 x 100.5cm. Repaired tears, creases and missing portions, surface loss, soiling. Linen-backed. Text continues “Send for price list. Corner of Lygon and Grattan Streets, Carlton, Melbourne. Lake & Sons Printers, 289 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 39303.” Poster for the Borsari Emporium, which commenced business in 1941... More about The Biggest Shop. The Littlest Prices In Australia [Bosari Emporium
1941. Colour process lithograph, 27.5 x 20.3cm. Slight foxing, minor stains, scuffs and repaired creases to edges of image. Linen-backed. Australian Commonwealth Military Forces recruitment poster which is one of a series titled “Join the AIF.” Held in AWM. More about Mister, Here’s Your Hat! Join The AIF Now
c1941. Colour process lithograph, signed in image centre right, 26.5 x 32.8cm. Old vertical fold, slight scuffs, repaired tears. Linen-backed. Text continues “Enquire at Council Chambers.”. More about This Is A Man’s Job! Join The RAAF
1941. Colour process lithograph, signed in image centre right, 26.5 x 32.8cm. Old vertical fold, repaired minor tears to edges. Linen-backed. Text includes “This is a man’s job!” Held in AWM. More about Fitters And Mechanics Wanted. Join The RAAF
c1941. Colour process lithograph, signed in image lower right, 76 x 50.2cm. Foxing, repaired tears and creases to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “For full particulars, apply to Air Secretary, private bag, Wellington, C.I.” Image shows a self-portrait of the artist as a pilot. Held in Museum of New Zealand..... More about The Air Force Needs Men! An Invitation To You
c1941. Colour lithograph (Australian daybill), 101.3 x 36.8cm. Stains overall, old folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “RKO Radio Pictures presents…Mickey Mouse in technicolor. Featuring Goofy in Baggage Buster. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures (A’sia) Pty Ltd. Copyright 1937, RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Property of RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., leased for restricted..... More about Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse in “Baggage Buster”
c1942. Colour lithograph, 107.5 x 78.3cm. Repaired minor creases to edges, old folds. Linen-backed. Text translated from Chinese includes “November 1st to 30th, 1942.” This very rare propaganda poster was published by the Japanese during their occupation of the northern regions of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). The... More about Great East Asia War Exposition [Second Sino-Japanese War