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Accession Number | ARTV05294 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 51.2 cm x 34 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
Maker |
Lindsay, Norman Government of Australia Queen City Printers |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
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Description
An Australian First World War recruitment poster, depicting two Australian soldiers, hard pressed by a larger German force, one on the ground appealing for help. Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) was a painter, draughtsman, illustrator, cartoonist, printmaker, writer and sculptor. He joined the Sydney 'Bulletin' magazine as a staff artist, 1901-09, 1910-23 and 1932-58. During the First World War he produced jingoistic cartoons and pro-conscription posters.