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| Accession Number | ARTV08139 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 50.6 x 76.1 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Oakley, Harry Lawrence Parliamentary Recruiting Committee |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Think! Are you content for him to fight for you?
Description
British First World War recruitment poster by acclaimed British silhouette artist, Harry Oakley. Depicts at the right of the poster a man in silhouette carrying his rifle and bayonet at the ready. Behind him, in gray, are his comrades, also depicted in silhouette. . Depicts a soldier striding forward with a bayonet. The title and remaining text dominate the left portion of the work, and are printed in gray and black ink.
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