| Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV06757 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 74 cm x 49 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Games, Abram LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (S.L.: CHROMOWORKS) |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: External copyright |
Use Spades : Not Ships : Grow your own Food : And Supply Your own Cookhouse
Description
British Second World War poster depicting a spade , one half of the blade being a ship and the handle as a funnel, with a garden and the sea. The poster was intended to encorage people to grow theri own food during thre war. Abram Games (1914-1996) was a British graphic designer. The style of his work – refined but vigorous compared to the work of contemporaries – earned him a place in the pantheon of the best of 20th-century graphic designers. From 1942, during the Second World War, Games' service as the Official War Artist for posters resulted in 100 or so posters being produced by him. His work was recognised for its striking colour, bold graphic ideas, and beautifully integrated typography'.