Never been so fit...

Place Oceania: Australia
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.