Put Strength in the Final Blow. Buy War Bonds
Poster
1918 (printed)
1918 (printed)
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This is a proof for a poster by Frank Brangwyn, commissioned toward the end of the First World War by the National War Savings Committee (an impression of the published version is also in the Museum: E.2319-1918). Brangwyn's 1914 design for a recruitment poster - Britain's Call To Arms - was judged too horrific by the War Office. However, the War Office dropped their demand to have the poster withdrawn when it became clear that Britain's Call To Arms drew recruits in huge numbers.
In this impression the faint markings below the falling helmet reveal the texture of the transfer paper on which the design was originally drawn. This enabled the image, reversed when transferred to the lithographic stone, to be drawn as it would appear when printed. However, use of transfer paper was unusual for Brangwyn, who usually drew directly on the stone.
In this impression the faint markings below the falling helmet reveal the texture of the transfer paper on which the design was originally drawn. This enabled the image, reversed when transferred to the lithographic stone, to be drawn as it would appear when printed. However, use of transfer paper was unusual for Brangwyn, who usually drew directly on the stone.
Object details
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| Title | Put Strength in the Final Blow. Buy War Bonds (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, with hand colouring |
| Brief description | 'Put Strength In The Final Blow. Buy War Bonds'; Proof of a poster issued during the First World War; Lithograph, coloured by hand; Design by Sir Frank Brangwyn; Great Britain; 1918. |
| Physical description | 'Put Strength In The Final Blow. Buy War Bonds'; Proof of a poster issued during the First World War; Portrait format lithograph printed in dark blue with hand colouring. Lettering at the foot of the image; above this a soldier, back to viewer, bayonets another, who falls backward to left of image. Behind them a battlefield, a low horizon and vastgrey and white sky; Lithograph coloured by hand. |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
| Marks and inscriptions | Instructions for lettering. (Textual information; at the bottom of the sheet; pencil) |
| Credit line | Given by R.G. Praill |
| Production | Attribution note: The hand colouring of this proof was a guide for the preparation of the stones taking the colour. Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This is a proof for a poster by Frank Brangwyn, commissioned toward the end of the First World War by the National War Savings Committee (an impression of the published version is also in the Museum: E.2319-1918). Brangwyn's 1914 design for a recruitment poster - Britain's Call To Arms - was judged too horrific by the War Office. However, the War Office dropped their demand to have the poster withdrawn when it became clear that Britain's Call To Arms drew recruits in huge numbers. In this impression the faint markings below the falling helmet reveal the texture of the transfer paper on which the design was originally drawn. This enabled the image, reversed when transferred to the lithographic stone, to be drawn as it would appear when printed. However, use of transfer paper was unusual for Brangwyn, who usually drew directly on the stone. |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 |
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| Accession number | E.3511-1931 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2003 |
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