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Let us go forward together

Poster
circa 1940 (made)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Large black and white photograph of Winston Churchill in a trilby and overcoat superimposed onto a bluish grey scene of tanks rolling over a rural landscape accompanied by a fleet of airborne Hawker Hurricanes. The slogan 'Let Us Go Forward Together' is emblazoned at the bottom in capital letters.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleLet us go forward together (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photo-chromo-lithograph
Paper
Lithograph
Brief description
"Let us go forward together" World War II propaganda. Portrait of Churchill. UK. J. Weiner Ltd, printers.
Physical description
Large black and white photograph of Winston Churchill in a trilby and overcoat superimposed onto a bluish grey scene of tanks rolling over a rural landscape accompanied by a fleet of airborne Hawker Hurricanes. The slogan 'Let Us Go Forward Together' is emblazoned at the bottom in capital letters.
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
Object history
The title of this poster was part of the closing line of Churchill's first speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons on 10 May, 1940: "I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. At this time I feel entitled to claim the aid of all, and I say, “come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.”
Subjects depicted
War
Planes
Planes
Winston Churchill
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1862-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1022938/let-us-go-forward-together-poster/
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