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Get First Aid Immediately

Poster
1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ministry of Labour and National Service (issuer)
Pat Keely (artist)
Arthur George Mills (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (designed and made)

Two photo-chromo-lithograph health and safety posters printed either side of a single sheet, advising people about injuries, first-aid and seat belts.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Health
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Get First Aid Immediately (generic title)
  • When aloft...wear a Safety Belt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photo-chromo-lithography
Paper
Printing Inks
Photo Lithography
Brief description
Two photo-chromo-lithograph health and safety posters printed on either side of a single sheet. One designed by Pat Keely and the other by Arthur G. Mills. Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service during the Second World War. Great Britain, c.1943.
Physical description
Two photo-chromo-lithograph health and safety posters printed either side of a single sheet, advising people about injuries, first-aid and seat belts.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 30in
  • Size of sheet width: 20in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions
One side is signed and dated 'Pat Keely '43'' while the other is signed 'Arthur G. Mills'.
Credit line
Given by the Ministry of Information
Production
This object is one sheet with two different photo-chromo-lithograph poster designs, by separate artists, printed on either side.
Subjects depicted
Accidents
First Aid
Safety
Workers
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2137-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606020/get-first-aid-immediately-poster-pat-keely/
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