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Poison Gas Exhibition

Poster
ca.1940-45 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Ministry of Information (issuer)
Henrion, Frédéric Henri Kay (M.B.E., R.D.I.) (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Poison Gas Exhibition'. Colour photo-lithograph poster advertising a Ministry of Information exhibition produced on behalf of the Ministry of Home Security. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitlePoison Gas Exhibition
Materials and techniques
Colour photo-lithography
Printing Ink
Photo-Lithography
Brief description
'Poison Gas Exhibition'. Colour photo-lithograph poster advertising a Ministry of Information exhibition produced on behalf of the Ministry of Home Security. Designed by Frédéric Henri Kay Henrion. Issued by the Ministry of Information during the Second World War. Great Britain. ca.1940-45.
Physical description
'Poison Gas Exhibition'. Colour photo-lithograph poster advertising a Ministry of Information exhibition produced on behalf of the Ministry of Home Security. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73cm
  • Width: 48.4cm
Dimensions taken from: 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
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Object history
This poster was issued by the Ministry of Information during the Second World War.
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Other number
18/C11 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.302-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036250/poison-gas-exhibition-poster-henrion-frédéric-henri/
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