Army. The Worthwhile Job
Poster
1946 (made)
1946 (made)
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Abram Games championed the use of modern war poster designs. He took an unpatronising view of his audience, arguing that people were fully capable of working out a modern design whatever their experience of art. Even after the end of World War II in 1945, Games' simple, striking graphic designs were useful means of promoting careers in the military.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Army. The Worthwhile Job (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "Army. The Worthwhile Job" by A. Games. UK. World War II propaganda poster. |
| Physical description | large head of a soldier (slightly geometrically abstracted, in Games' signature style), text below - the figure's profile is in extreme shadow, in dark brown |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends of the V&A by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Abram Games championed the use of modern war poster designs. He took an unpatronising view of his audience, arguing that people were fully capable of working out a modern design whatever their experience of art. Even after the end of World War II in 1945, Games' simple, striking graphic designs were useful means of promoting careers in the military. |
| Bibliographic reference | Abram Games - Graphic Designer: Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means by Naomi Games, Catherine Moriarty and June Rose. Lund Humphries, 2003. |
| Other number | LS.2035 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1022-2004 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2005 |
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