Ride ahead with the Household Cavalry
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (printed)
- Date:
1950s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Games, Abram, born 1914 - died 1996 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Colour lithograph
- 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
- Museum number:
E.889-2004
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 3G, shelf DR27
Physical description
'Ride ahead with the Household Cavalry', army recruitment poster, depicting two members of the Household Cavalry on horseback. The figures are depicted in a frontal pose, and are highly stylised, their faces in black shadow, their white-gloved hands silhouetted, and their uniforms simplified. Their helmets have more detail, although the plumes are 'blurs' of colour, suggesting speed and movement. Their horses are black, and again are stylised, and each of the soldiers holds a pennant. The composition slants towards the right, and the edges of the figures fade into shadow. Below the image, in the lower third of the poster is the message, 'Ride ahead with the Household Cavalry, ask to join today'. The artist's name is printed in the upper right corner, and beneath this the poster is signed by the artist to Leslie Schreyer; this dedication is dated 1982.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, UK (printed)
Date
1950s (made)
Artist/maker
Games, Abram, born 1914 - died 1996 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Colour lithograph
Marks and inscriptions
'RIDE AHEAD WITH THE / HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY / ASK TO JOIN TODAY'
'A. GAMES'
'Abram Games / to Leslie Schreyer 1982'
Dimensions
Height: 76.4 cm, Width: 50.8 cm
Descriptive line
'Ride ahead with the Household Cavalry', army recruitment poster, designed by Abram Games, probably 1950s
Materials
Paper; Ink
Techniques
Lithography
Subjects depicted
Horses; Soldiers; Flags; Helmets; Uniforms; Cavalry; Ceremony; Plumes; Pennants; Breastplates (body armor); Sashes; Armed forces
Categories
Prints; Arms & Armour; Propaganda; Posters
Collection code
PDP
