This is our war...join the WAAC
Poster
1943 (made)
1943 (made)
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However glamorous this type of propaganda might appear, it did not let women forget that this was their war, and they had a duty to perform. This poster equates the work undertaken in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) with those engaged in frontline battle, juxtaposing a young WAAC recruit with the service's symbol, Pallas Athene, goddess of victory, wisdom, feminine virtue and the arts of war.
Object details
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| Title | This is our war...join the WAAC (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "This is our war...join the WAAC", Second World War women's recruitment poster. USA, 1943. |
| Physical description | Photographic image of WAAC head and shoulders, with a female warrior in battle headdress below. |
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| 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 |
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| Summary | However glamorous this type of propaganda might appear, it did not let women forget that this was their war, and they had a duty to perform. This poster equates the work undertaken in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) with those engaged in frontline battle, juxtaposing a young WAAC recruit with the service's symbol, Pallas Athene, goddess of victory, wisdom, feminine virtue and the arts of war. |
| Other number | LS.2386 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.974-2004 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2004 |
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