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The British Navy guards the freedom of us all. Proof

Poster
1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour poster, portrait oriented, reproducing a painting by Frank Mason, commissioned and produced by the Ministry of Information at the outset of World War II.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe British Navy guards the freedom of us all. Proof (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Poster produced by the Ministry of Information, reproducing a painting by Frank Mason made specifically for this poster, 'The British Navy guards the Freedom of us all', 1939
Physical description
Colour poster, portrait oriented, reproducing a painting by Frank Mason, commissioned and produced by the Ministry of Information at the outset of World War II.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 50.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Frank H Mason'
Object history
This poster, reproducing a painting by Frank Mason, made specifically for this purpose, was the first to be commissioned and produced by the Ministry of Information at the outset of World War II
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997
Collection
Accession number
E.767-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
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