Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
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Accession Number | ARTV00980 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 38.2 x 25.2 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
Maker |
Hill, Leonard Raven Unknown Banks Ltd. |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
The Question: which road shall we take?
Description
British First World War poster featuring a colour illustration by Leonard Raven Hill. The image is positioned centrally within a black border and is a depiction of a signpost, separating two contrasting landscapes. The left sign indicates 'German Peace', shown as a pleasant rural landscape, troubled by dark storm clouds on the road ahead. The right sign indicates 'British Peace', shown as a war damaged landscape, emerging on the road ahead as idyllic countryside, with the sun rising over it. The title and text are positioned separately above and below the image.