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Accession Number | ARTV02194 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 76 x 51 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
Maker |
Unknown Ministry of Information |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | 1942-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Captain Alan Lennox-Short will speak here...
This British Second World War poster was a generic poster produced by the Minsitry of Information to be distributed to different locations where Captain Alan Lennox-Short was speaking.
Captain Lennox-Short was a South African soldier who worked extensively with other commonwealth forces. This was the subject of his talks during the war.
During the Second World War, the Ministry of Information employed people such as Captain Alan Lennox-Short to give talks about other countries, cultures, and general war matters. This poster would have been distributed to the venues that she presented in ahead of time and they would have filled in the relevant details to advertise the talks. The poster also includes a short biography.
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.