"Be Honest With Yourself: Be Certain That Your So-Called Reason is not an Excuse"

Place Europe: United Kingdom
Accession Number ARTV00522
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 76.2 x 50.8 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description chromolithograph on paper
Maker Soutril, V
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Bemrose and Sons
Place made United Kingdom
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Depicts a British artillery crew training a large gun onto a plane that is flying overhead. The illustration, which occupies the top section of the poster, is in the style of British silhouette artist, Harry Oakley, who produced several designs for WWI recruiting posters. The black shadows of the soldiers contrast sharply against the blue and white sky behind them. The title, which is a quote from Lord Kitchener, is printed in white letters against a black background and occupies the centre right to lower right sections of the poster.