Hope for all mankind in war and peace

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number ARTV05045
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 101.5 cm x 77 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description offset lithograph on paper
Maker Grieve, Edith
Australian Red Cross Society
Troedel & Cooper Pty. Ltd. [Melbourne]
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made c. 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Australian Red Cross Society Second World War poster designed by Edith Grieve illustrating the work of the Red Cross: support for servicemen, families, etc. Text and image are integrated. In the foreground is a family (mother, father, daughter and baby) standing together amidst the destruction of war. Behind this group is a large Red Cross emblem from which light shines down onto the family group. It is a symbol of hope.

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