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Artist/Maker	US Department of Agriculture (issued by) Schott, Roy (artist)
Place of origin	United States (made)

This poster relies on the powerful image of a muscular, clenched fist rising up to convey its wartime message. It seeks to encourage the viewer to save scrap metals and other materials that are no longer of obvious use. During the Second World War, agricultural and technological industries particularly relied on conserving and reusing supplies in order to service the needs of the military.

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Categories	Prints Propaganda Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	SCRAP (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Paper Ink
Brief description	"Scrap" Second World War poster by Roy Schott [unclear]. Saving scrap metal for war production. Issued by the Department of Agriculture. USA, 1942.
Physical description	Forearm and clenched fist holding scrap metal, rising from a farm building.
Marks and inscriptions	SCRAP War Bonds/ United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-466793
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	War Propaganda Metal World War II
Place depicted	United States
Summary	This poster relies on the powerful image of a muscular, clenched fist rising up to convey its wartime message. It seeks to encourage the viewer to save scrap metals and other materials that are no longer of obvious use. During the Second World War, agricultural and technological industries particularly relied on conserving and reusing supplies in order to service the needs of the military.
Other number	LS.2477 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.988-2004

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Record created	October 21, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106647/scrap-poster-schott-roy/

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