Sauvez Vos Vies Construisez Votre Abri

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Artist/Maker	Affiches MARCI (printers)
Place of origin	Belgium (made)

This poster, issued by the Office of Public Works in Belgium during World War II, is encouraging citizens to build bomb shelters to safely take cover during bombings. The colour illustration of the destroyed brick building is a cautionary image; it warns not to be unprepared when destruction hits.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Sauvez Vos Vies Construisez Votre Abri (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Paper Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	Belgian World War II propaganda poster for shelter-building. 1942.
Physical description	Colour image of a destroyed façade of a brick house and rubble.
Dimensions	Height: 55.3cm Width: 35.1cm
Marks and inscriptions	SAUVEZ VOS VIES (red ink) Translation Save your lives Construisez/ votre abri (black on white) Translation Build your shelter Renseignements: Ville de Bruxelles/ Service Technique des Travaux Publics (red on white) Translation For information: City of Brussels/ Technical Services of Public Works 30, Rue des Riches-Claires (black on white) Translation [street address of the Public Works Office] AFPA 5957-PA 035.320 (lower left corner) 425_Affiches MARCI , 32, rue Bara. Bruxelles (lower right) linen backed
Credit line	Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted	Destruction War Propaganda Construction Rubble Bricks Shelter World War II
Places depicted	Belgium Brussels
Summary	This poster, issued by the Office of Public Works in Belgium during World War II, is encouraging citizens to build bomb shelters to safely take cover during bombings. The colour illustration of the destroyed brick building is a cautionary image; it warns not to be unprepared when destruction hits.
Other number	LS.1632 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.371-2004

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Record created	September 16, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O105384/sauvez-vos-vies-construisez-votre-poster-affiches-marci/

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