His action station
Poster
1943 (made)
1943 (made)
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World War II propaganda poster encouraging the public to save money with the Post Office Savings Bank as part of the war effort. The image is of what appears to be a pilot in the cockpit of his plane. He wears a flying hat and goggles and his eye is seen through the sight of his gun, which obscures the rest of his face. To the left of him is the gun, surrounded by the riveted green and grey metal of his craft. Another brown plane with a target, the symbol of the RAF, soars above him. Above the image, in the white boarder, printed in dark-grey, is 'His Action Station', and below the image, 'Saving is everybody's war job - Post Office Savings Bank'. The artist has signed himself, 'Eckersley .43', in the lower left corner of the image.
Object details
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| Title | His action station (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'His Action Station', World War II poster encouraging saving as part of the war effort, designed by Tom Eckersley for the HMSO, United Kingdom (London), 1943 |
| Physical description | World War II propaganda poster encouraging the public to save money with the Post Office Savings Bank as part of the war effort. The image is of what appears to be a pilot in the cockpit of his plane. He wears a flying hat and goggles and his eye is seen through the sight of his gun, which obscures the rest of his face. To the left of him is the gun, surrounded by the riveted green and grey metal of his craft. Another brown plane with a target, the symbol of the RAF, soars above him. Above the image, in the white boarder, printed in dark-grey, is 'His Action Station', and below the image, 'Saving is everybody's war job - Post Office Savings Bank'. The artist has signed himself, 'Eckersley .43', in the lower left corner of the image. |
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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 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | LS.1994 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1005-2004 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2006 |
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