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Accession Number | ARTV00428 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 75.5 x 52.3 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
Maker |
Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Jowett & Sowry |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | c. 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Your Country's Call
Description
Depicts a member of the Scottish infantry gesturing to an idyllic scene behind him of a small country town nestled amongst green rolling hills. With his right hand, he points to the town, and his left hand rests on his rifle. The tilte, printed in white on a brown background, runs across the top of the poster. The question 'Isn't this worth fighting for?', also printed in white on a brown background, runs across the bottom part of the poster, finished with the instruction to 'ENLIST NOW'. This is poster implies that the town is potentially under threat of attack by the Germans, thus appealing to the defensive instincts of the viewer.
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