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Conserve now

Poster
ca.1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
United Office & Professional Workers Union CIO (issued by)
Place of origin
United States (made)

'Conserve now', Second World War poster encouraging union members to avoid wasting resources. Black and white photographic image of a young woman seated at her desk, using a typewriter. Behind her, on the blue background, is depicted a soldier. Superimposed over him, in yellow letters, are the words 'Conserve now'. The lower left corner of the poster is taken up by a black area representing the shadow of the desk,ointo which is printed, ''time paper office machines rubber clips'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleConserve now (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
'Conserve now', World War II poster encouraging office workers to avoid wasting resources, issued by United Office and Professional Workers Union, about 1943
Physical description
'Conserve now', Second World War poster encouraging union members to avoid wasting resources. Black and white photographic image of a young woman seated at her desk, using a typewriter. Behind her, on the blue background, is depicted a soldier. Superimposed over him, in yellow letters, are the words 'Conserve now'. The lower left corner of the poster is taken up by a black area representing the shadow of the desk,ointo which is printed, ''time paper office machines rubber clips'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.2cm
  • Width: 35.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CONSERVE / NOW' (Upper section of the poster, superimposed over the soldier, in yellow letters)
  • 'time / paper / office machines / rubber / clips' (On the black area in the lower left corner of the poster)
  • 'United Office & Professional Workers Union CIO' (Along the lower edge of the poster)
  • 'CREATED / and EXECUTED by / S.P.G. / SCREEN PUBLICISTS / GUILD of N.Y' (Lower right corner of the image, printed in black letters in a small white box)
  • 'SA NO. 1 / UNION / LIPABA / LABEL / NEW YORK / REGESTERED' (Left side, lower edge of image, trademark (?), printed in white on black background)
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
Subjects depicted
War
Propaganda
Femininity
Women
Men
White Collar Workers
Stenographers
Typewriters
Office Chairs
Uniforms
Rifles
Helmets
World War II
Other number
LS.339 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.575-2004

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Record createdMarch 29, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122437/conserve-now-poster-united-office/
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