Our jungle fighters want socks - please knit now
Poster
ca. 1942 (made)
ca. 1942 (made)
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This poster illustrates a wartime appeal that everyone could be involved in. The message is makes a plea on behalf of the British forces fighting in the jungles of Myanmar (then Burma) and India, during World War II. Knitting was an extremely popular pastime for women during the war. In the poor light of the air-raid shelter, knitting was something that women could do to alleviate boredom and anxiety. The poster uses a direct but spare design to show how even something as simple as knitting could be used to support the forces.
Object details
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| Title | Our jungle fighters want socks - please knit now (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Our jungle fighters want socks - please knit now' World War II propaganda poster depicting two knitting needles with green socks, designed by Abram Games, printed for HMSO by J. Weiner Ltd, England (London), about 1941 |
| Physical description | "Our jungle fighters want socks - please knit now" World War II propaganda poster depicting two knitting needles each wearing a green sock, and walking through a jumble of tangled wool. Above the image, in black, capitalised letters are the words, 'OUR JUNGLE FIGHTERS WANT SOCKS'. Below the image in large red capitalised letters is, 'PLEASE KNIT NOW', and below this in smaller black letters, 'FOR INFORMATION PATTERNS AND WOOL APPLY TO'. |
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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 illustrates a wartime appeal that everyone could be involved in. The message is makes a plea on behalf of the British forces fighting in the jungles of Myanmar (then Burma) and India, during World War II. Knitting was an extremely popular pastime for women during the war. In the poor light of the air-raid shelter, knitting was something that women could do to alleviate boredom and anxiety. The poster uses a direct but spare design to show how even something as simple as knitting could be used to support the forces. |
| Other number | LS.2058 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.886-2004 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2006 |
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