Will you give a helping hand?
Poster
ca. 1940 (made)
ca. 1940 (made)
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This poster is one of a series issued by the British Ministry of Health during World War II. Its dual purpose was to encourage citizens to evacuate unsafe areas and to host evacuees in safer places. From this photographic image of a woman and her baby, the viewer can assume that she is writing a letter to her husband, a soldier fighting the war.
Object details
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| Title | Will you give a helping hand? (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper and ink |
| Brief description | Second World War poster encouraging families to host evacuees. Mother with baby writing letter. Ministry of Health. UK, ca.1940. |
| Physical description | Page from a letter of correspondence. Inset photographic image of a smiling woman and her baby. Blue background. White text. |
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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 | This poster is one of a series issued by the British Ministry of Health during World War II. Its dual purpose was to encourage citizens to evacuate unsafe areas and to host evacuees in safer places. From this photographic image of a woman and her baby, the viewer can assume that she is writing a letter to her husband, a soldier fighting the war. |
| Other number | LS.1837 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.714-2004 |
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| Record created | October 14, 2004 |
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