Prisoner of War! Did your Careless Chatter Put Him There!

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number ARTV02493
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 51 x 39 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description offset lithograph on paper
Maker Warner, R Malcolm
Place made Australia: Victoria
Date made 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Australian Second World War poster highlighting the importance of being careful about conversations that are overheard and that seemingly 'careless chatter' can negatively impact the Allied war effort. The poster depicts a prisoner of war rugged up with balaklava, scarf, heavy coat, and gloves clutching at barbed wire. Such poster promoting careful speech in public were common in Australia during the Second World War.

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.