Place | Oceania: Australia |
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Accession Number | ARTV04317 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 101 x 65 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | photolithograph on paper |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Unknown |
Date made | c.1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Never been so fit...
Description
One of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title "JOIN THE AIF". This poster subtitled ' Make them proud of you!...Never been so fit I wouldn't have missed it for worlds!' features a graphic of a woman's hands holding a letter and a photograph of a group of smiling soldiers.The poster extolls the physical benefits of being a soldier, appealing to a sense of pride in military service. The image is set against a yellow background in the top two thirds of the poster with the main title and rising sun emblem printed in yellow on a red block beneath.