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| Accession Number | ARTV02657 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 51 x 38 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Lindsay, Norman |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Redfern |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The Austral-aise...
Description
Patriotic reprint of an Australian First World War recruitment poster by the Pizzey Pty Ltd, Redfern. The image shows an Australian working man rolling up his sleeve for action on top of a hill. Recruitment posters were prolific in Australia throughout the First World War. Australia relied solely on voluntary recruits to serve in the AIF. Compulsory military service, or conscription, for eligible men was in force in Australia from 1911, however, these forces were for home defence and could not be used to serve in a war overseas.
Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) was a painter, draughtsman, illustrator, cartoonist, printmaker, writer and sculptor. He joined the Sydney 'Bulletin' magazine as a staff artist, 1901-09, 1910-23 and 1932-58. During the First World War he produced jingoistic cartoons and pro-conscription posters.
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.