British War Posters

Some propaganda today. Let us begin with a 1943 poster looking like a sci-fi magazine centerfold:

The artist is Pat Keely. By the way, the wartime propaganda and advertising in the US and Canada often borrowed themes from science fiction - to show "the future we are fighting for" (three examples can be seen here). But the British were different from their allies - they preferred to show familiar scenery appealing to everyone: "this is our country and our way life we have to defend at any cost":

(Frank Newbould. 1942)

On the other hand, if I didn't already know the next poster's origin I could think it's a new brainchild of our good Stefan:

(F.H.K. Henrion. 1943)

Just for the balance - two well-known-classics:

Another two - from Abram Games, sometimes called "Britain's official war artist":

And some other propaganda masterpieces and artifacts:

(by Reeves)

(Patrick Keely, Light Safety Poster, 1940)

(G.R. Morris)

Zero (Hans Schleger)

(Jonathan Foss. 1941)

(John Cosmo Clark. 1941)

(Frank Newbould)

(Reginald Mount, 1941. The inscription reads: "From the British people. For the Victory! We are together". The poster belongs to British Artists series distributed in the USSR. And the gift is indeed a Hawker Hurricane fighter)

(F.H.K. Henrion. 1942)

(1943)

(Philip Zec. 1941)

Tags: 1940s, art, british, poster, propaganda, war, wwii

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Comment by Mim McDonald on March 20, 2012 at 7:19am: Those are smashing posters.

Comment by lord_k on March 15, 2012 at 2:40pm: I'm happy you like it, Stefan. There's more to come.

Comment by Stefan on March 15, 2012 at 6:59am: Your good Stefan enjoys all your posts, dear Lord K., but the ones about posters really are his favorite. Thank you so much for all these previously unseen gems!

Comment by lord_k on March 15, 2012 at 2:06am: @ All:

My pleasure.

Comment by de Fink on March 14, 2012 at 9:31pm: good stuff,not seen most of them well done.

Comment by Larry on March 14, 2012 at 9:24pm: Love them! You post the greatest stuff, Lord K.

Comment by Professor Otto the Confused on March 14, 2012 at 6:53pm: Wonderful!! I've never seen these particular posters before. Thank you so much for sharing.