Women of Britain Come into the Factories
Poster
circa 1941 (made)
circa 1941 (made)
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Photo-chromo lithograph poster entitled 'Women of Britain Come into the Factories' depicting a woman smiling with her arms aloft, with a fleet of army aircraft streaming over her head in the sky, coming from the direction of a factory with chimneys behind her to the left of the poster. Just behind the figure of the woman to the right of the poster are some tanks, also advancing with the factory behind them. The sky is red and white and her overalls are a neutral brown/grey in colour. The title of the poster provides the message in white lettering over black, as well as the information 'Ask at any Employment Exchange for advice and full details'. Signed by the artist 'Zec' and with the name and address of the printers in London.
Object details
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| Title | Women of Britain Come into the Factories (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photo-chromo lithography |
| Brief description | Photo-chromo lithograph poster by Philip Zec entitled 'Women of Britain Come into the Factories'. Issued in the UK during the Second World War, circa 1941. |
| Physical description | Photo-chromo lithograph poster entitled 'Women of Britain Come into the Factories' depicting a woman smiling with her arms aloft, with a fleet of army aircraft streaming over her head in the sky, coming from the direction of a factory with chimneys behind her to the left of the poster. Just behind the figure of the woman to the right of the poster are some tanks, also advancing with the factory behind them. The sky is red and white and her overalls are a neutral brown/grey in colour. The title of the poster provides the message in white lettering over black, as well as the information 'Ask at any Employment Exchange for advice and full details'. Signed by the artist 'Zec' and with the name and address of the printers in London. |
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| Gallery label | Mobilising the female workforce in wartime
Propaganda poster ‘Women of Britain: Come into the Factories’, 1941
Designed by Philip Zec
Printed by Lowe and Brydone Printers, UK
Issued by H.M. Stationary Office
Photo-chromo lithography
Given by the Ministry of Information
Museum no. E.2152-1946
The object sits in the 'Crisis and Conflict' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.
(2021) |
| Credit line | Given by the Ministry of Information |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
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| Accession number | E.2152-1946 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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