Ideas will help - Beat the promise
Poster
1942 (made)
1942 (made)
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Colour lithograph poster for the Radio Corporation of America depicting an illustration of a man in blue dungarees and a flat cap, scratching his head with several captions of the word: "Idea?" around him. He lifts the top off of a large concrete head to reveal machinery in place of a brain. The poster urges workers to come forward if they have any clever engineering ideas to maximise efficiency in a time of war.
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Title | Ideas will help - Beat the promise (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Paper and ink |
Brief description | "Ideas will help - Beat the promise". World War II poster printed by the RCA Manufacturing Company. USA, 1942. |
Physical description | Colour lithograph poster for the Radio Corporation of America depicting an illustration of a man in blue dungarees and a flat cap, scratching his head with several captions of the word: "Idea?" around him. He lifts the top off of a large concrete head to reveal machinery in place of a brain. The poster urges workers to come forward if they have any clever engineering ideas to maximise efficiency in a time of war. |
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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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Accession number | E.850-2004 |
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Record created | January 25, 2005 |
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