This is a man's job

Accession Number ARTV04273
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 50.8 cm x 63.5 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description lithograph
Maker Jardine, Walter Lacy
Joint Army-RAAF Recruiting Committe
Unknown
Date made 1941
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 recruitment poster by Walter Jardine for the RAAF showing ground crew working on aircraft engine.

Born in Sydney in 1884, Jardine joined the Australian Star as an illustrator aged 26, in 1910 where he worked for the next 20 years. While working at the Sun, he achieved widespread recognition for his full page black and white illustrations. During the Second World War he was commissioned to produce posters for the Department of Defence.