| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV01006 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 102.2 cm x 63.7 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | lithograph |
| Maker |
Brown, F Gregory Grosvenor Press Ltd. |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Their Home! Belgium 1918
Description
British First World War poster promoting the purchase of national war bonds. The poster aimed to spur on nationalist sentiment by showing the effects of the German bombardment of Ypres and how it affected the everyday person.
The poster depicts civilians with the ruined belfry of the Clothhouse in Ypres in the background. In the foreground a women holder her head in her hands as she weeps while her children sit before her, confused.