| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV05167 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 100 x 74 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | chromolithograph on canvas |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: The Anzac Story: Gallipoli: The Grand Plan |
| Maker |
Burton, H M The Defence Department of the Commonwealth S.T. Leigh & Co. Ltd |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A call from the Dardanelles...
Description
This recruiting poster employs the theme of Australians fighting at Gallipoli to encourage men to enlist. A tall strong digger wearing a slouch hat and rising sun badge stands astride the Narrows, one foot on the Gallipoli Peninsula and the other on Asia Minor. The soldier has raised his hands to his mouth as he calls out the Australian bush cry of 'coo-ee'. The poster contains distinctly Australian symbolism with no reference to Britain or the British Empire.