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Ideas will help - Beat the promise

Poster
1942 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIdeas 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56cm
  • Width: 46cm
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
Collection
Accession number
E.850-2004

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2005
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