Don't be a dope and spread inside dope - Loose talk can cost lives
Poster
1942 (made)
1942 (made)
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'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives', World War II poster warning against careless talk, depicting two men dressed in overalls, talking at a bar. One wears a cap and glasses, and is gesturing with his hands, while the other wears an identification badge with his photo and work number. Each has a pint of beer, and are pictured as though we are looking over the bar at them. Behind them, as if made of smoke, looms the smiling face of Hitler.
The area where the bar would be is printed black, and at the top of this area, immediately below the image, printed in white, is the message, 'Don't be a dope and spread inside dope'. Below this, printed in black on a yellow 'banner' is the slogan, 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives'.
The area where the bar would be is printed black, and at the top of this area, immediately below the image, printed in white, is the message, 'Don't be a dope and spread inside dope'. Below this, printed in black on a yellow 'banner' is the slogan, 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives'.
Object details
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| Title | Don't be a dope and spread inside dope - Loose talk can cost lives (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives', World War II poster warning against careless talk,depicting two men talking in a bar, overheard by Hitler, by C.C. Beall, issued by British and American Ambulance Corps., 1942 |
| Physical description | 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives', World War II poster warning against careless talk, depicting two men dressed in overalls, talking at a bar. One wears a cap and glasses, and is gesturing with his hands, while the other wears an identification badge with his photo and work number. Each has a pint of beer, and are pictured as though we are looking over the bar at them. Behind them, as if made of smoke, looms the smiling face of Hitler. The area where the bar would be is printed black, and at the top of this area, immediately below the image, printed in white, is the message, 'Don't be a dope and spread inside dope'. Below this, printed in black on a yellow 'banner' is the slogan, 'Loose Talk Can Cost Lives'. |
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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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| Other number | LS.460 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.589-2004 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2006 |
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