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Why Not Wear Something White Instead?, 1939-1945 (lithograph on paper)

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IWM7415740
Image title
Why Not Wear Something White Instead?, 1939-1945 (lithograph on paper)
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Artist
Fougasse, (Cyril Kenneth Bird) (1887-1965) / English
Location
Imperial War Museum, London, UK
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date
c. 1939 AD - 1945 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
35.6x22.8 cms
Image description

A Second World War poster, issued by the Ministry of War Transport's Road Safety Campaign, for when there were blackouts during the Blitz in the UK. The Title reads: 'The blackout. Why not wear something white instead?' By Fougasse, (Cyril Kenneth Bird) (1887-1965)

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© Imperial War Museums / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
20th century / poster / 1930s / 1940s / art / communication / colour / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / writing / United Kingdom / Europe / black / propaganda / nobody / war effort / print / the Blitz / London / England / mzprint
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Largest available format 3338 × 5239 px 14 MB
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Large 3338 × 5239 px 283 × 444 mm 13.6 MB
Medium 653 × 1024 px 55 × 87 mm 744 KB

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