1942. Colour process lithograph poster, 50.8 x 36.6cm. Old folds as issued. Linen-backed. Text continues “For additional copies write to Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures, Washington, DC. Specify GPO, Jacket No. 455918. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-0.”. More about This Man Is Your Friend. He Fights For Freedom. Chinese
c1942. Colour lithograph, monogrammed “S.P.K.” in image upper right, 118.4 x 80.1cm. Repaired minor tears to edges and old folds. Linen-backed. French text reads “Confiance…Ses amputations se poursuivent methodiquement.’’ (Have confidence, he is being methodically amputated.) Held in V&A with the comment “Churchill is caricatured here as a voracious hydra..... More about Winston Churchill, WWII
1942. Colour lithograph, signed and dated in image lower right, 89.8 x 114.2cm. Old stains, minor perforations, repaired folds. Linen-backed. Text includes “Printed in Great Britain by George Philip & Son Ltd, London.” The poster displays a large banner covering the Atlantic Charter between the USA and Great Britain with... More about The ‘‘Time & Tide’’ Map Of The Atlantic Charter
1943. Colour process lithograph, 76.3 x 48.7cm. Minor retouching to left margin, repaired old folds. Linen-backed. Text continues “‘The tide of war is turning. We are driving towards victory. Now is the time, with every shilling you can lend, to back the attack! So invest all you can in the... More about Our Own Prime Minister Asks You. Buy 4th Liberty Loan Bonds
c1943. Colour and process lithograph, 74.3 x 49cm. Repaired slight tears and creases, foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “SR5.C.” Held in AWM, with the comments “The photograph featured was taken for the Department of Information by photographer George Silk in 1941. It is of three Australian servicemen in Alexandria after their..... More about Make Dad Proud To Say “My Boy - In The East.” Join The AIF
c1943. Colour process lithograph, 75.5 x 49.7cm. Repaired tears, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “SR6.C.”. More about Make Her Proud To Say “We’re Engaged.” Join The AIF
1943. Colour process lithograph, 75.5 x 50cm. Slight foxing, light stains to upper portion. Linen-backed. Text continues “SR4.C” with the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge. The photograph shows Lieutenant William Patrick Ryan, 2/2nd IFN BN. A smaller format in different colours is held in AWM. More about Make Her Proud To Say “My Son Overseas.” Join The AIF
1943. Colour lithograph in two panels, 75.1 x 71.3cm. Missing portions, repaired tears and creases, paper loss, some soiling. Linen-backed. Text continues “Greatest troupe of women acrobats ever seen. Bay City [Michigan], Thursday, June 24. Buy war bonds and stamps.” The Wallabies were a six-person trampoline troupe established by English-born... More about Cole Bros. Circus. Australian Wallabies
1943. Colour lithograph, 25.5 x 76.5cm. Minor foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Liberty loan bonds. 4L-26.” Held in AWM. More about Your Nest Egg For The Future. Invest In The 4th Liberty Loan
1944. Colour process lithograph, signed “Rooke S.M.E.” in image upper right, 75.8 x 50.8cm. Repaired tears, creases, minor missing portions, old folds, slight discolouration. Linen-backed. Text includes “It may be the latch, or under a floor board. Opening that window may set it off. Mind the door, it’s a trap.”..... More about Look Before You Touch. Beware The Booby Trap!
c1944. Process screen-print with letterpress, 37.3 x 24.8cm. Repaired minor tear to left edge, old folds and slight discolouration. Linen-backed. Text continues “Milly French, Lady Magician, Co-star of Mau. Chevalier. The Incomparable Sloggetts. Pat & Pete, Radio’s Lady Ventriloquist, and a host of other star attractions. Nicholas Hall, 148 Lonsdale..... More about The Magic Circle Of Victoria Proudly Presents Its Revue “Laugh & Laugh”
1944. Colour process lithograph, signed in image lower right, annotated “324” in an unknown hand in ink on image lower right, 100.7 x 63.9cm. Repaired slight tears and pinholes to edges. Linen-backed. Text continues “Pink Heath. Victoria’s proclaimed floral emblem. A slender shrub with pink, tubular, bell-shaped flowers. Government of..... More about Victoria, Australia
1944. Lithograph, 81.5 x 70.6cm. Repaired tears to edges, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text includes “Surveyed by task group 70-5.” This poster was designed as a WWII goose game by the sailors on board the Australian HMAS Warrego (U73). Held in Dutch Navy Museum. One of the vignettes shows an unflattering... More about Destination Tokyo
1944. Colour lithograph, signed “Pat Keely” and dated in image upper left, 74.5 x 49.1cm. Repaired tears to old pinholes and edges, minor crinkles and foxing. Linen-backed. Text in Dutch and English continues “Werkt en vecht ervoor! (Work and fight for it!). Printed in England by James Haworth & Brother..... More about Indie Moet Vrij! (The Indies Must Be Freed
c1940-1945. Colour lithograph, 38.2 x 25.3cm. Linen-backed. Text continues “Thoughtless talk takes toll of troops. Printed by AHQ Cartographic Company, Melbourne.” Held in Imperial War Museum, UK. More about “Keep It Under Your Hat!”
1945. Process lithograph with letterpress, 31.8 x 21.6cm. Linen-backed. Text continues “For official use only.” Held in Imperial War Museum, UK. More about Hold Your Tongue
c1945. Colour lithograph, 199 x 101.5cm. Major missing portions to right edge and corners, repaired tears, creases and surface loss, slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text includes “Benedict Bogeaus presents Captain Kidd. Starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton and Reginald Owen. Directed by Rowland V. Lee, original story by Robert N.... More about “Captain Kidd”
c1945. Colour lithograph, 101.7 x 68.1cm. Repaired pinholes, tears to edges and old folds, minor soiling. Linen-backed. Text continues “Walter Wanger presents in technicolor...with Yvonne DeCarlo, Rod Cameron, David Bruce, Walter Sleazak, Albert Dekker, Marjorie Rambeau, J. Edward Bromberg, Abner Bibereman. Not suitable for general exhibition. A Universal picture. Printed..... More about Salome, Where She Danced
1939-1945. Colour process lithograph, 24.8 x 33cm. Slight foxing. Linen-backed. Text continues “Apply now! The need is urgent. AF13.” Held in Imperial War Museum, London. More about Air Crews Wanted For RAAF
1939-1945. Process screen with letterpress, 46.3 x 22cm. Portion missing lower right. Linen-backed. Text includes “You’ve never had your home blown to bits...You’ve never spent the night in an air-raid shelter...Put yourself in the shoes of the people of England! Over 100,000 New Zealanders are already marching to victory with..... More about Put Yourself In Their Shoes
1939-1945. Colour process lithograph, 75.3 x 49.2cm. Repaired missing portions, creases and tears. Linen-backed. Text continues “Many hours are lost in war industries, due to influenza and common colds spread by droplet infection. Cover up each cough and sneeze, otherwise you’ll spread disease. Authorised by C.A. Kelly, Minister of Health..... More about Are You A Fifth Columnist? If You Spread Disease, You Are!
c1945. Colour process lithograph, 28.1 x 20cm. Foxing, repaired minor perforations. Linen-backed. Held in AWM. More about You Love Them – Fight For Them! Join The AIF Now
c1945. Colour process lithograph, 28.5 x 21.7cm. Slight scuffing. Linen-backed. Text continues “I asked myself: Would I prefer to live with British Freedom or under German tyranny? Who should fight for this Freedom? Him, me, or both of us? The RAAF Recruiting Drive Committee.”. More about So Here I Am, In The RAAF!
1945. Linocut and letterpress, 101.8 x 64.9cm. Repaired minor tears, old folds, some ink offset. Linen-backed. Text includes “You are cordially invited to attend a civic thanksgiving in the St Kilda Town Hall at 3pm on VP Day. Arranged by the Mayor and Councillors in conjunction with local clergy. Town... More about VP Day, Thanksgiving Service [St Kilda, Victoria
c1945. Colour lithograph, 101.9 x 76.8cm. Missing portions to margins, repaired tears, slight foxing. Linen-backed. The Australian Comforts Fund raised money for parcels for Australian service personnel, including clothing, the provision of meals and accommodation for personnel on leave. Held in AWM. More about ACF Gives And Can Keep On Giving! If You Give To The Australian Comforts Fund