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Lend a hand on the land ...

Print
ca.1939-45 (issued)
Artist/Maker
H. M. Stationery Office (publisher)
Nunney, John (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour offset lithograph poster encouraging the public to support agriculture in Britain during the Second World War. The design shows the hands of a man rolling up his white shirt sleeves, set against the background of a vast blue sky above a cornfield. 'Lend a hand on the land ...' lettered in a black cursive font across the centre of the image.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Print
TitleLend a hand on the land ...
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'Lend a hand on the land ...'. Colour offset lithograph poster encouraging the public to support agriculture in Britain during the Second World War. Designed by John Nunney, Great Britain, 1939-45.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster encouraging the public to support agriculture in Britain during the Second World War. The design shows the hands of a man rolling up his white shirt sleeves, set against the background of a vast blue sky above a cornfield. 'Lend a hand on the land ...' lettered in a black cursive font across the centre of the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50cm
  • Width: 37.3cm
Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed.
  • 'Lend a hand on the land ...' (Lettered in a black cursive font across the centre of the image.)
Credit line
Given by Mrs J.E.M. Nunney
Production
Issued during the Second World War.
Subjects depicted
Agriculture
Hands
Machinery (Agricultural)
Association
Second World War
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
29/A10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.507-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561283/lend-a-hand-on-the-print-nunney-john/
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