Give 'Em Both Barrels
Poster
1941 (made)
1941 (made)
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The worker with his rivet gun echoes visually the soldier with his machine gun, symbolising the vital connection between the war effort at home and fighting on the front line. Carlu's poster is characteristic of a genre of war poster design which drew on modern fine art movements. Some felt that this answered a need for purposeful 'war graphics' that were distinct from commercial advertising. Others argued that abstraction would confuse the message. A survey of factory workers revealed that some had mistaken the worker in this poster for a gangster and attributed it to the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation]'s 'war on crime'.
Object details
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| Title | Give 'Em Both Barrels (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour photolithograph |
| Brief description | Second World War Poster with factory worker and soldier. USA, 1941. |
| Physical description | Poster depicting a worker with a rivet gun and a soldier with a machine gun. "Give 'em Both Barrels." Both figures in profile. Yellow background. Text printed in blue. |
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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 |
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| Summary | The worker with his rivet gun echoes visually the soldier with his machine gun, symbolising the vital connection between the war effort at home and fighting on the front line. Carlu's poster is characteristic of a genre of war poster design which drew on modern fine art movements. Some felt that this answered a need for purposeful 'war graphics' that were distinct from commercial advertising. Others argued that abstraction would confuse the message. A survey of factory workers revealed that some had mistaken the worker in this poster for a gangster and attributed it to the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation]'s 'war on crime'. |
| Associated object | E.2916-1980 (Duplicate) |
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| Other number | LS.385 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.270-2004 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2004 |
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