| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV05632 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 48.6 x 71.8 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Watkins, John Samuel Queensland Recruiting Committee A J Cumming, Government Printer |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c. 1914 - 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Women of Queensland!: Send a man today to fight for you
Description
An excellent example of Australian First World War recruiting posters aimed at women, rather than potential soldiers. The poster suggests that in helping defeat Germany, women were really defending themselves. Depicts a woman with arms raised, her clothing torn and right breast exposed. Two children lie dead on the round at her feet, while the town behind her burns. Full poster text: 'Women of Queensland! Remember how women and children of France and Belgium were treated. Do you realise that your treatment would be worse? Send a man today to fight for you'. John Samuel Watkins (1866-1942) was a British-born printer who conducted his own art school in Sydney for many years. His appointments included foundation councillor of the New South Wales Society of Artists, 1895 and Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1932-42.