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Education: new knowledge, new wonders, new pleasures

Poster
1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
Thomas Forman & Sons Ltd (printers)
H. M. Stationery Office (publishers)
Games, Abram (designer)
Place of origin
Nottingham (printed)

'Education - new knowledge, new worlds, new pleasures', World War II ATS poster, depicting the silhouette of a large yellow hand, which fills most of the space. A globe marked with the word 'education' is held between the thumb and forefinger of the hand, and a thin ribbon-like band connects this globe to several other spheres, and, in the foreground, it extends in front of the hand to become a blue banner with the words 'new knowledge, new worlds, new pleasures', with the words paired together in the colours black, white and black respectively.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Science
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleEducation: new knowledge, new wonders, new pleasures (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
'Education: new knowledge, new wonders, new pleasures' World War II poster depicting a hand holding a globe, designed by Abram Games, printed for HMSO by Thomas Forman & Sons Ltd., England (Nottingham), 1943
Physical description
'Education - new knowledge, new worlds, new pleasures', World War II ATS poster, depicting the silhouette of a large yellow hand, which fills most of the space. A globe marked with the word 'education' is held between the thumb and forefinger of the hand, and a thin ribbon-like band connects this globe to several other spheres, and, in the foreground, it extends in front of the hand to become a blue banner with the words 'new knowledge, new worlds, new pleasures', with the words paired together in the colours black, white and black respectively.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.4cm
  • Width: 49.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Education' (Incorporated into the design, the word is printed on a globe in white letters)
  • 'new knowledge new worlds new pleasures' (Incorporated into the image, in black letters (first two and last two words), and white, against a blue 'banner')
  • 'Apply to your ATS Education Officer for particulars of the Army Education Scheme' (Below image)
  • 'A. GAMES' (Artist's name, red, upper right corner)
  • 'PRINTED FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE BY THOS. FORMAN & SONS LTD., NOTTINGHAM 51-4448' (Printers details, lower edge from left-hand corner)
  • 'P.R. 99' (Lower right corner)
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
Science
Education
Hands
Spheres
Planets
Banners
World War II
Other number
LS.2059 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.887-2004

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Record createdJuly 11, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125962/education-new-knowledge-new-wonders-poster-games-abram/
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