Women of Britain Come into the Factories
Poster
1941 (published)
1941 (published)
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| Place of origin |
This poster was part of the 'call-up' effort to bring British women into war work in December 1941. It echoes the archetypal image of the Soviet proletarian woman and has a graphic trace of the mood of egalitarianism which was marked in wartime Britain, as well as a possible reference to the popular alliance agreed with the Soviet Union in July 1941.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Women of Britain Come into the Factories (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by Philip Zec entitled 'Women of Britain come into the factories'. UK, 1941. |
| Physical description | Portrait format poster printed in colours predominantly pale red, brown and black on white ground. Figure of a young blonde woman in brown factory overall and headkerchief, nearly full length with outstretched arms, looking up to sky.In the background a flight of aircraft move upward into the sky from behind distant factory buildings. Captioned at bottom. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Zec (Signature; within the image; lithography) |
| Credit line | Given by Ogilvy Benson & Mather Ltd |
| Production | Recruiting poster issued by the Ministry of Information. Probably published 1941. Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This poster was part of the 'call-up' effort to bring British women into war work in December 1941. It echoes the archetypal image of the Soviet proletarian woman and has a graphic trace of the mood of egalitarianism which was marked in wartime Britain, as well as a possible reference to the popular alliance agreed with the Soviet Union in July 1941. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.135-1973 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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